From the record
36 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
52 topographic sheets cover 19 settlements here, and 36 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
36 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 14 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.













Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,788 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.












































The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 988 of them, burning about 209,645 acres. 55 started naturally and 40 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 446 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 218 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 90 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 60 |
| Natural | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28,800 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUMAS COMPLEX |
| 27 February 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 24,310 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILLOW CREEK SOUTH FIRE |
| 6 April 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 23,827 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | POTTER#1FP |
| 2 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20,000 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | FRITCH2 |
| 22 February 2000 | Smoking | 20,000 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | POTTER #2 |
| 25 February 2000 | Natural | 16,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IDAHO FIRE |
| 23 March 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13,000 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | POTTER 1 |
| 29 June 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,000 acres | Lake Meredith National Recreation Area | PALO DORO |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,507 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 8 injuries and about $485,752,030 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 879 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 464 |
| Flash Flood | 78 |
| Tornado | 40 |
| Flood | 23 |
| Heavy Rain | 15 |
| Funnel Cloud | 7 |
| Dust Devil | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Amarillo | 1 killed, $43,000 | A teenage boy was playing outside at West Hills Park located at Amarillo Boulevard and Western Street around 1830 CST and was sucked into a tunnel that was part of the park's drainage system. Emergency rescue was called around 1859 CST and the boy's body was recovered at 2030 CST. Several cars were stranded in high water at Interstate 40 and Bell Street. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Amarillo | 1 killed, $30,000 | Underpasses in the city of Amarillo were flooded and motorists were stranded. One forty-nine year old adult male was killed during a rescue attempt after the motorist attempted to drive through a flooded underpass. Water continued to rise rapidly to a height of approximately fourteen feet. The victim could not swim. |
| June 1972 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 5 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 1982 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 1 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Amarillo | 1 hurt, $15,000 | A supercell thunderstorm moved across Amarillo north of I-40. It produced a swath of hail ranging from half dollar size to golfball size. One injury was noted when a female was moving plants outside and was hit in the head with a hailstone that was around golfball size. |
| May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $200,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A trained storm spotter at the intersection of 34th Ave and Soncy Road (Randall County) reported that baseball size hail had broken out the windows of 7 Bar and Grill. Several business and residential homes near this intersection suffered broken window, roof damage, and hundreds of vehicles at Gene Messer Ford of Amarillo suffered varying degrees of hail damage. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $100,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A trained storm spotter in downtown Amarillo (Potter County) reported golf ball size hail covering the group as the supercell moved through the area. This hail caused varying degrees of damage to residential homes businesses, and vehicles in the area. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $50,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A member of the public at Northwest Texas Hospital (Potter County) reported quarter size hail on Coulter Street in front of the hospital. The hail had accumulated to a foot deep on the road. This hail caused varying degrees to vehicles and roofs in the area. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $50,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A member of the public reported ping pong ball size hail near the intersection of 26th Ave and Georgia (Randall County). This hail caused damage to residential homes and business. A skylight on a residential home was broken by the hail. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Amarillo | $18,000,000 | A continuous swath of hail ranging from penny size up to golf ball and even hen egg size occurred along a continuous swath over a 50 minute period as a severe storm traveled from the west side of Amarillo across the city to the east side near the Airport. The swath of severe hail extended from the Potter/Randall County line north from 2 to 4 miles into Potter County reaching Route 66 / Highway 60 in some areas per reports. The largest hail fell near or just south of the downtown area near Interstate 40 which included the Woflin area of Amarillo. The event was described as a catastrophic event by insurance companies with well over 500 insurance claims made within a few days time after the event. Widespread roof damage was reported to homes and businesses including buildings at the Amarillo College main campus. Cars were reported dented across the area including at the National Weather Service office where ping-pong hail occurred. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Amarillo | $15,000,000 | Reported at the Westgate Mall area of west Amarillo. Many roofs and skylights to homes damaged. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $11,000,000 | The heavy rains caused water to flow inside of the Highland Park High School cafeteria with ankle to knee deep water inside the elementary wing of the Highland Park school. Raef Road...south of U.S. Highway 60...was reported to be impassable due to the flash flooding with water reported to be covering three vehicles that were stranded in a ditch on U.S. Highway 60 and two miles east of Loop 335. High water rescues had to be performed for the stranded motorists on U.S. Highway 60 and two miles east of Loop 335 as the water was up to the roof tops. U.S. Highway 60 was then closed at Loop 335 due to the high water. High water rescues were also performed on stranded motorists at the La Fiesta Restaurant on Ross Street. The Rick Husband International Airport reported that water was coming in at the terminal entrance with five to six inches of water in the baggage area. The computer systems at the airport were down due to the high water. The Highland Park Superintendent reported two to four feet of water inside the school. Rick Husband International Airport also reported that the basement was flooded to the top and that twelve inches of water was on the first floor of the airport. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $10,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A member of the public reported a mix of quarter to half dollar fell at their residence and was enough to cover the yard. The hail also caused varying degrees of roof and vehicle damage. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $10,000,000 | Thunderstorms formed along a dryline stretching east-northeastward across Randall and Potter Counties during the afternoon hours of the 28th. These thunderstorms would take a northeast track which allowed them to move over the dryline. This caused the thunderstorms to produce isolated downbursts across the city. While a thunderstorm was over the intersection of 6th Ave and Osage Road a roof was blown off a metal building due to a downburst. The Amarillo (Potter and Randall County) Emergency Manager reported this damage. The thunderstorm decayed quickly after moving to the dry side of the dryline due to ingesting much drier air into the updrafts. No injuries were associated with this gust. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Amarillo | $5,700,000 | Large hail damaged a total of eight hundred and fifty automobiles at Gene Messer Ford in southwest Amarillo and Westgate Chevrolet on the west side of Amarillo causing a total of two and a half million dollars. The rest of the damage was to other people's cars, roof damage, windows of homes and sky lights. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $1,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. An amateur radio operator near the intersection of Central Ave and US Highway 87 reported half dollar size hail covering the ground. Several residental homes suffered varying degrees of damage to roofs. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Hail | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $1,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. As the supercell moved across the northeastern portion of Amarillo (Potter County), several motorist sought cover from golf ball size hail under the overpass at Fritch Highway and Loop 335. Residential homes near this intersection suffered varying degrees of damage from the hail. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Hail | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $1,000,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. The supercell produced a mixture of pea to half dollar size hail at the National Weather Service office. This hail caused varying degrees of damage to vehicles and structures in the area. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $1,000,000 | Thunderstorms formed along a dryline stretching east-northeastward across Randall and Potter Counties during the afternoon hours of the 28th. These thunderstorms would take a northeast track which allowed them to move over the dryline. This caused the thunderstorms to produce isolated downbursts across the city. One such downburst blew down powerlines in the fairgrounds area of Amarillo (Potter County). The thunderstorm decayed quickly after moving to the dry side of the dryline due to ingesting much drier air into the updrafts. No injuries were associated with this gust. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $500,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A storm chaser at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Coulter Street reported golf ball size hail as the storm crossed their location. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $500,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A member of the public reported quarter size hail at their residence. This hail caused varying degrees of damage to roofs and vehicles. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $500,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. A trained spotter near the intersection of 10th Ave and Williams Street (Potter County) reported nickel size hail. This hail produces minor damage to vehicles and roofs in the area. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $500,000 | The Amarillo Emergency Management Office relayed numerous reports of widespread wind damage throughout the entire city. Tree limbs were reported to be blown down and were blocking some roadways...power lines were blown down...and many roofs had been blown off local businesses. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Amarillo | $500,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $400,000 | Wind damage was scattered throughout the city of Amarillo. Roofs were torn off a couple of businesses and fences, signs and large trees were blown down. Some of the damage was attributed to a brief gustnado just northeast of downtown Amarillo. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $250,000 | The Potter County Emergency Manager reported significant damage to an aircraft hangar at the Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport. Also...there were numerous reports of minor tree damage and roof damage to homes on the east side of Amarillo. No injuries were reported. |
| June 1960 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $150,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. The supercell brought a mix of pea to quarter size hail to the National Weather Service office (Potter County). The hail nearly covered the ground and caused minor damage to vehicles of employees. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Amarillo | $150,000 | An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported several homes along Farm to Market Road 2575 received considerable roof damage with the windows broken out. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $150,000 | Eighteen wheeler blown over from the highway. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $125,000 | The thunderstorm wind gust or microburst was estimated to be seventy to seventy-eight knots which resulted in damage to outbuildings, carports, fences, an overhead garage door, and construction framing. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $125,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Survey reported that there was downburst wind damage from a thunderstorm at the Rick Husband International Airport in Amarillo Texas. There was damage to hangar doors and two aircraft at the airport. Also, the windshield of a vehicle was broken out in the parking lot adjacent to the airport. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| November 2010 | Flash Flood | Amarillo | $125,000 | The broadcast media and the Amarillo Emergency Operations Center reported that Interstate 27 was closed from Georgia Street to Hillside Road due to numerous stranded motorists in high water. Also, numerous high water rescues were performed all across central and southern Amarillo. No injuries were reported, however numerous vehicles were damaged due to the flash flooding. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $100,000 | Roof blown off home and golf ball size hail. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $100,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. An amateur radio operator at the Western Crossings shopping center reported golf ball size hail. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Amarillo | $100,000 | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. The Amarillo Emergency Manager reported golf ball size hail at the intersection of Western Street and Loop 335 (Potter County). Motorist took shelter from the hail under the overpass. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Valle De Oro | $100,000 | A severe and slow moving thunderstorm over northern Potter County, about 3 miles south of Masterson, brought a tremendous amount of hail and very heavy rain across U.S. Highway 287. The National Weather Service doppler radar estimated that 5-6 inches of rain fell in a very small area in northern Potter County, approximately 26 miles north of Amarillo. Most of this rain fell in one to two hours during the late afternoon. Large hail, up to the size of golfballs, fell in addition to the heavy rain. The runoff from the heavy rain pushed the hail into 3-4 foot drifts across Highway 287. The highway was closed for over 12 hours due to the water flooding the roadway and the hail drifts. The runoff from the heavy rain also caused a normally dry creek to rise about 15 feet, approximately 23 miles north of Amarillo. The creek was reported to have risen to the bottom side of a bridge on Highway 287. A storm survey nearly 20 hours after the event revealed hail was still piled up to 3 feet in places and remained as large as ping pong balls. At the bridge site, severe erosion of the bankment just downstream of the bridge was noted. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ady | $100,000 | Roofs were torn off of mobile homes and power lines were blown down by the strong winds in Valle de Oro northwest of Amarillo. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $100,000 | The storms which started in New Mexico increased in severity as they headed for Amarillo. The tornado that touched down west of Canyon destroyed about 20 homes, injuried 12 people, two seriously and was responsible for the death of a 39-year-old male. It is uncertain if he was outside or in his mobile home. His wife and four children were in the bathroom of the mobile home when the tornado hit. The mobile home was completely demolished and they survived with only minor injuries. Two women in an automobile had stopped on Highway 60 and were attempting to abandon their car when the tornado picked it up and dropped in about 60 yards from where they had stopped. The tornado also cut across a corner of a cattle feed yard killing a few cattle and damaging the yard. On the southwest side and the east side of Amarillo significant microburst wind damage occurred, effecting fences, roofs, mobile homes, and trees. The largest hail associated with these storms was mostly over open ranch land. The damage in Castro County occurred when strong outflow winds damaged several structures. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Fritch | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Amarillo | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Amarillo | $80,000 | Vehicles were reported floating at Bell Street and Fulton Avenue. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $75,000 | Seventeen cars had their windows blown out and there was considerable damage to houses and businesses. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Amarillo | $68,000 | Damage to several roofs along with broken windows and skylights from the large hail. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $60,000 | Numerous car windows blown out and paint damage to automobiles...many at local car dealerships. Signs were blown down and considerable roof damage at the United Supermarket. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Amarillo | $50,000 | The broadcast media reported flash flooding in parts of Amarillo Texas along with numerous road closures. Interstate 40 in the eastbound and westbound lanes were reported closed at Washington Street due to a flooded underpass. Interstate 40 and Ross Street and also Interstate 40 and Coulter Street were impassable due to the flash flooding. Interstate 27 and Hillside Road along with Interstate 27 and Bell Street were reported closed. Interstate 40 was reported closed to westbound traffic due to underpass flooding at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Ross Street. High water rescues had to be performed at several intersections within Amarillo Texas including at Bell Street and Fulton Drive and also at Mesa Circle and Western Street. Two cars were reported to be overturned at 34th Avenue and Interstate 27. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Amarillo | $50,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported numerous vehicles were stalled in high water on Interstate 40 and the Coulter Road access road. Also...stalled vehicles were reported on Interstate 40 and Bell Street due to the high water. High water rescues had to be performed on stranded motorists on Interstate 40 and Coulter Street. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $50,000 | A recreational vehicle business and the roof of a home sustained considerable damage along Interstate 40. No injuries were reported. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $50,000 | Dime-size hail was reported by Kress Police. KFDA TV station recorded 58 mph winds and nickel-size hail. Nickel-size hail was also reported by National Weather Service employee on the north side of Amarillo. On the south side of Amarillo thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph blew over a radio tower and several trees. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Ama)Amarillo Intl A | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Amarillo | $46,000 | Several roofs and skylights were damaged by the large hail and some windows were broken. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Amarillo | $40,000 | Heavy rainfall and multiple rounds of rain resulted in flash flooding across the city of Amarillo. There were multiple stalled vehicles in fast moving flood waters, especially across low lying areas in the roads, across Amarillo. Multiple roads were closed due to flash flood conditions. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushland | $40,000 | A large metal frame building that was under construction had collapsed. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Amarillo | $40,000 | A line of near stationary thunderstorms developed over Potter County during the evening hours of the 19th. These thunderstorms formed in a highly moist atmosphere which allowed the thunderstorms to produce heavy rain. This heavy rain led to flash flooding which caused a car to hydroplane and wreck at Interstate 40 and Western Street (Potter County). The Amarillo Globe Newspaper reported that a foot of water had accumulated in the parking lot of Rudy's Barbecue. Emergency personnel also reported to wrecks on Interstate 40 between Avondale Street and Georgia Street. Flash flooding was able to recede after 8 PM CST as thunderstorms moved south of the city. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $35,000 | A warehouse roof was blown off at 4th Avenue and Harrison Street and walls collapsed. Car windows were also blown out. The storm survey team found scattered wind damage in a broad area across the northern sections of Amarillo. The vast majority of the damage occurred north of Interstate 40...with most of the damage occurring along a four to five mile wide swath...along and either side of Amarillo Boulevard. Some wind damage was even noted outside or north of Loop 335. The team concluded that all of the damage assessed was consistent with...and the result of...downburst winds. There was no credible evidence of tornadic damage. The New Light Ministry Church at Northeast 24th Street and Osage Street lost almost its entire roof...where winds were estimated around one hundred miles an hour. Three vacant mobile homes rolled and were badly damaged along Amarillo Boulevard. Two were at a manufactured home dealership at Eastern Street and the third mobile home damaged was near Mirror Street. These winds were estimated to range between ninety-five and one hundred miles an hour. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amarillo | $35,000 | High winds caused damage to signs and light damage to trailers at the Lone Star Trailer Park. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushland | $35,000 | Cars were reported to be blown off the road. No injuries were reported. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 9 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 3 |
| Zinc | 2 |
| Limestone, General | 1 |
| Helium | 1 |
| Copper | 1 |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | 1 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Amarillo Copper Refinery | Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Plant | ||
| Box Canyon Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| U S Bureau of Mines Helium-Plant | Helium | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Caliche | |
| (Facility) Amarillo Zinc Smelter | Zinc | Plant | ||
| (Facility) Asarco Zinc Smelter | Zinc | Plant | ||
| Armarillo Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kritser Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Southwestern Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Canadian River Breaks census division · 79010 · On Indian Creek · Ady quadrangle
9 sheets, 1934 to 1985
Canadian River Breaks census division · 79124 · Cliffside quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1986
Canadian River Breaks census division · 79124 · Cliffside quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1986
Canadian River Breaks census division · On Indian Creek · Pleasant Valley quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1986
Canadian River Breaks census division · 79108 · Pleasant Valley quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1986
Amarillo census division · 79108 · Pleasant Valley quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1986
Canadian River Breaks census division · 79108 · On East Amarillo Creek · Puente quadrangle
10 sheets, 1934 to 1986