2024 Year In Review - Texas & Oklahoma Panhandles

National Weather Service Amarillo, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX

This photo of burning trees was taken on the evening February 26th, 2024 approximately 1 mile south-southwest of Lefors.

2024 was definitely a year to remember, with historical wildfires across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles in February, to historical flooding in the OK Panhandle in July. Several natural phenomena also occurred during the year such as a solar eclipse in April, as well as visible Aurora Borealis and a visible comet in October. Climatologically, 2024 did become the hottest year on record for multiple climate sites located in the TX Panhandle.

The National Weather Service in Amarillo, Texas is responsible for the three counties in the Oklahoma Panhandle and the northern most twenty counties in the Texas Panhandle. These are the most memorable stories of 2024 for the NWS in Amarillo.

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Snow totals for Jan 8th through Jan 9th.
A coverage map showing the outline of areas burned by the Smokehouse Creek Fire.

Created by the National Weather Service, Amarillo Texas

Thanks to the public and public officials who submitted photos throughout the year. Your contributions make web stories and ArcGIS Story Maps like this possible. Submitted photos and reports are also key to adequate storm data collection. For more information about NWS Amarillo and to view previous web stories and ArcGIS Story Maps of years past pertaining to the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles please visit www.weather.gov/ama/major_events. Contact information can be found at the bottom of this webpage.

Editor

Trent Hoffeditz - Lead Meteorologist

Assistant Editor

A.J. Harrel - Meteorologist