Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EFU
-- Length 0.7 Miles
-- Width 30 Yards
State TEXAS
County/Area DICKENS
WFO LUB
Report Source Storm Chaser
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2025-05-25 15:53 CST-6
Begin Location 7ENE AFTON
Begin Lat/Lon 33.7902/-100.6831
End Date 2025-05-25 15:54 CST-6
End Location 8ENE AFTON
End Lat/Lon 33.7943/-100.672
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A short wave trough moving out of northern Mexico into the Southern High Plains brought widespread and intense convection to the South Plains and Rolling Plains of West Texas on the afternoon and evening of the 25th. This short wave trough brought the necessary large scale ascent that was missing the past several days to create the more widespread activity on the 25th. At the same time, a slow moving cold front was moving southward through the southern Texas Panhandle and a dryline was positioned across the central South Plains. Very warm temperatures in the 90s allowed for rapid destabilization of the atmosphere underneath a weak cap. The cap would be overcome early in the afternoon due to the strong heating. A very moist lower atmosphere also allowed for mixed layer instability values to rise in excess of 2500 J/kg. This led to explosive convective development beginning early in the afternoon. Areas across the Rolling Plains saw a majority of the severe weather this day including a hail stone estimated to be six inches in diameter near Afton (Dickens County). Several swaths of up to baseball size hail were observed across the region. The same storm that produced gargantuan hail also produced severe winds destroying several power poles along US Highway 83 north of Guthrie (King County). A brief tornado was also observed over open ranch land in Dickens County with this supercell thunderstorm. A storm merger in southern Motley County brought extremely heavy rainfall near the Roaring Springs Ranch Club near Texas Highway State 70. As a result, rapid runoff allowed water to flow within the South Pease River (Tongue River) in southern Motley County and was reportedly over the road where this river met Texas State Highway 70.
Event Narrative A storm chaser posted a photograph on social media of a brief tornado over open ranch land.


    

Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WHITEFLAT MOTLEY CO. TX 05/25/2025 13:07 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MATADOR MOTLEY CO. TX 05/25/2025 14:04 CST-6 Hail 3.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROARING SPGS MOTLEY CO. TX 05/25/2025 14:43 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROARING SPGS MOTLEY CO. TX 05/25/2025 15:02 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MATADOR MOTLEY CO. TX 05/25/2025 15:15 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROARING SPGS MOTLEY CO. TX 05/25/2025 15:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GLENN DICKENS CO. TX 05/25/2025 15:33 CST-6 Hail 6.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
AFTON DICKENS CO. TX 05/25/2025 15:53 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
AFTON DICKENS CO. TX 05/25/2025 16:17 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ASPERMONT STONEWALL CO. TX 05/25/2025 16:58 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 57 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GUTHRIE 6666 ARPT KING CO. TX 05/25/2025 17:04 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC ADOO DICKENS CO. TX 05/25/2025 17:14 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ASPERMONT STONEWALL CO. TX 05/25/2025 17:16 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SILVERTON BRISCOE CO. TX 05/25/2025 17:20 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OLD GLORY STONEWALL CO. TX 05/25/2025 18:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OLD GLORY STONEWALL CO. TX 05/25/2025 18:18 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LUBBOCK LUBBOCK CO. TX 05/25/2025 18:36 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
AMHERST LAMB CO. TX 05/25/2025 18:42 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WHITE RIVER LAKE CROSBY CO. TX 05/25/2025 19:23 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OLTON LAMB CO. TX 05/25/2025 19:28 CST-6 Hail 3.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
POSEY LUBBOCK CO. TX 05/25/2025 19:28 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OLTON LAMB CO. TX 05/25/2025 19:32 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SLATON LUBBOCK CO. TX 05/25/2025 20:27 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K