| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | 6 hurt, $16,000,000 | An extreme convective wind event combined with large hail resulted in widespread and significant damage in the Childress vicinity during the evening hours of Father's Day the 15th.||The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site northeast of the city initially recorded a 58 mph wind gust at 19:33 CST. By 19:35 CST winds at the mesonet site had increased to 80 mph. Witnesses described that rain from the storm, which had approached from the northwest, had come to an ended and that the storm appeared to have passed without incident. A rapid onset of damaging winds and hail, however, then struck from the east. ||A National Weather Service disaster assessment found eye witness descriptions to be consistent with the resultant damage patterns and photographic evidence, which conclusively indicated that a series of wet microbursts impacted the surface east-northeast of Childress. Extreme outflow winds, estimated to approach 100 mph, spread westward across the city as they diverged from the epicenter of the downbursts. In addition to photo and video evidence of multiple microburst occurrences, the cyclic nature of the downbursts was measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet, which recorded a secondary 80 mph peak in wind gusts at 19:50 CST.||Local and state officials determined that 1,821 homes and more than 200 businesses were impacted by the storm. Damages to 247 homes were deemed major with six homes totally destroyed. Four rooms in a local motel collapsed, and more than half a million dollars in damages were inflicted upon a local hospital. Medical patients from both the hospital and a nearby nursing home were evacuated to neighboring communities. Up to sixty utility poles and a number of signs were additionally destroyed. ||Six persons were injured by flying debris during the storm. Those injured included a small child that was struck in the head by debris, and a woman that was hit by a screen door which became air-borne.||The American Red Cross reportedly provided food and shelter for approximately 500 Childress residents following the storm. |
| May 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Childress | 1 hurt, $5,700,000 | A tornado resulted in significant (F2) damage along a one and half mile path through the north side of Childress during the evening hours of the 9th. The tornado developed in a residential are of northwest Childress at 20:30 CST. Damage in the neighborhood was characterized as weak, with numerous downed trees, street signs, and damaged roofs. A resident was injured when a tree fell and struck him, breaking his arm and causing minor lacerations.The tornado then moved east toward the high school. Damage to the high school was extensive. A local television network, KVII-TV in Amarillo, operates an automated weather station on the campus as part of a regional school net. The instrument measured a 109 MPH wind gust as the tornado ripped through the facility at 20:32 CST. Damage at Childress High School was rated F1, with large brick walls blown inn and portions of the building's roof removed. The gymnasium was declared a total loss.The tornado intensified as it continued to move east across Fair Park. A large industrial building used to house city owned emergency vehicles was completely destroyed, with extensive damage to the fleet of vehicles that were parked inside. A tennis court was destroyed by wind-blown debris, and numerous large trees were uprooted. A large stone picnic table was blown northward along the wind fields convergent axis associated with center of the tornado's path. A well-built metal bridge that spanned Park Lake was blown a considerable distance downwind. Damage along the tornado's path through the park justified a significant rating (F2) on the Fujita Tornado Damage Intensity Scale. This given the magnitude of damage observed at the industrial building site, where large steel beams were completely torn from their bolted fixtures.The damage survey indicated that the tornado quickly weakened as it continued to move east of the park, and into more rural areas in the northeastern outskirts of the city. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Childress | 1 hurt, $300,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Childress | $3,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Childress | $2,000,000 | Numerous photos of hail larger than baseballs were received from the south and southeast parts of the city of Childress. The slow movement of this supercell storm compounded damage to hundreds of vehicles, homes and buildings in the area. Combined property losses are estimated to be around $2 million. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Childress | $1,000,000 | On the heels of a supercell that produced golf ball size hail and damage in Childress, a second supercell impacted Childress less than 30 minutes later. This latter storm was more intense and dropped very large hail up to baseball size in the city. Preliminary evidence indicates widespread damage was dealt to vehicles, windows and roofing throughout much of the city. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Childress | $1,000,000 | Up to golf ball size hail combined with extreme downburst winds to result in widespread damage across the city of Childress and a number of surrounding agricultural fields. Wind-driven hail destroyed approximately ninety percent of the east-facing windows in the city of nearly 7,000 residents. Vinyl exterior siding was shredded on a number of structures. In addition, a few hundred vehicles sustained damage and grain sorghum crops suffered extensive damage. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $500,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts derailed 35 to 40 train cars, destroyed two metal buildings, rolled a travel trailer 150 yards, snapped 15 power poles, and blew down trees. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Childress | $350,000 | Law enforcement officials reported golfball to baseball size hail in the western portion of the city. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Childress | $100,000 | A swath of hail up to the size of golf balls fell over the city of Childress for about 15 minutes accompanied by strong winds at times. Damage was largely comprised of vehicle dents. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Childress | $100,000 | A storm chaser reported golfball size hail. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Childress | $100,000 | The Childress PD reported quarter to golfball size hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Childress | $75,000 | Large hail accompanied the tornadic supercell that affected Childress during the evening of the 9th. Most of the hailstones ranged in size from quarters to golfballs. Minor damage to vehicles was reported. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Childress | $75,000 | Storm spotters reported golfball size hail. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $50,000 | Law enforcement reported scattered roof and tree damage in the city of Childress. Some roof debris was blocking portions of Main Street. Winds gusted to 56 mph and 57 mph at the nearby Childress airport and Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet, respectively. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Childress | $50,000 | The first of two supercell thunderstorms in Childress this evening produced large hail up to golf ball size. Many vehicles sustained dents and some cracked windows; however, just 24 minutes later a second supercell would inflict even greater damage. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $50,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported that thunderstorm winds damaged utility poles and lines just southeast of Childress shortly after 17:30 CST. The damages resulted in widespread power outages between Childress and Kirkland. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Childress | $50,000 | Texas DPS reported golfball size hail. The hail damaged houses and destroyed cotton crops. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Childress | $50,000 | The public reported golfball size hail. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $50,000 | A combination of a weak dry line moving east across the Texas Panhandle and a cold front sagging down from the north kicked off an active severe weather day for the region. Excellent coordination by the SKYWARN spotters and area public safety officials helped minimize the damage from this severe weather outbreak. The tornados near Vega and Bushland dissipated in a matter of a minute or two. The tornado in Carson county was observed on the ground for 8 minutes but was over open pasture land with no damage reported. Lightning started a fire and destroyed a mobile home house south of Wildorado. Lightning struck a tree just north of Amarillo bursting water pipes, TEXAS, Panhandle Cont'dburning the electrical wiring, and blew out a picture window in an adjacent home. Hemphill county had window damage done from the one inch hail there. In Childress county a large downburst with winds estimated at 75 knots blew over several 50-foot trees and moved a mobile home off its foundation near Lake Baylor. Other damage was reported at the Childress Airport to hanger doors and aircraft. The ASOS there reported a gust of 76 knots. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Childress | $50,000 | no account filed |
| December 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $40,000 | A linear complex of severe thunderstorms moved southeastward out of Hall County over Childress, Cottle, and Motley Counties. Severe wind gusts up to 60 MPH were initially reported by rural residents of northwestern Childress County at 19:35 CST. Damaging winds then spread southeastward as the parent convective line propagated toward Childress. The Childress Airport Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) measured a 59 MPH wind gust at 19:42 CST. The winds reached maximum intensity at the Childress Airport at 19:46 CST, when the ASOS recorded a peak gust of 76 MPH. By 20:04 CST, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported that minor wind damage had occurred in Childress. The majority of the damage was restricted to downed utility lines. No structural damage was reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Childress | $25,000 | One report indicated that hailstones reached the size of baseballs in the northern part of Childress. Damage was restricted to dented vehicles and a few lightly damaged roofs. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew a tree onto a car and blew down power lines. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds overturned a tractor trailer. |
| November 2016 | Flood | Childress | $20,000 | Flooding closed the Highway 83 underpass southwest of Childress. A low profile car attempted to drive through these floodwaters, but became stranded after stalling out. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $20,000 | A barn was destroyed in rural northeastern Childress County. In addition, the damaging winds combined with large hail to destroy a cotton crop. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Childress | $15,000 | Tennis ball size hail caused sporadic damage to vehicles along Highway 287 about 2.5 miles east-southeast of Childress. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Childress | $15,000 | |Local officials reported that heavy rainfall caused between one and two feet of water to accumulate and pond in a construction zone at the bottom of the U.S. Highway 83 underpass in Childress. A vehicle became disabled as it tried to navigate through the high water. Rescue crews extracted the occupants from the flooded vehicle. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $10,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported an 18 wheel semi truck blown over on Highway 287 just east of Childress as severe thunderstorm winds occurred. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds snapped and blew down power poles. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $5,000 | A swath of damaging thunderstorm winds impacted portions of Childress County during the 20:00 CST hour of the 1st. A National Weather Service cooperative observer reported that winds initially partially blew the roof off of a tin barn northwest of Childress at 20:15 CST. At 20:35 CST, the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Childress recorded a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph. No additional damages were reported in Childress proper. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $5,000 | Strong wind blew a 50 foot roof off of a barn, and damaged several hog pens at the highschool's farm. Large trees were damaged near the farm on U.S. Highway 287. In Childress, power poles, trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $1,000 | A few power lines were damaged on the west side of Childress. A nearby Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station measured a gust to 57 mph at 0155 CST. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | $1,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported that thunderstorm winds blew a deer stand across the parking lot of a business and across U.S. Highway 287. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Childress | $400 | Broadcast media reported a windshield was damaged by 2-inch diameter hail. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Childress | - | A storm chaser and NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail north of Childress along US Highway 83 and northwest of Childress. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Childress | - | Local broadcast media relayed a report of a swath of hail extending from the Childress/Cottle County line into Childress. Hail ranged from quarters to as large as half dollars. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Childress | - | A swath of severe hail was reported from US Highway 83 north of Childress to approximately 22 miles northeast of Childress. Most hail ranged in size from quarters to ping pong balls but some were estimated to be two inches in diameter. No damage was reported. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Childress | - | A report from the public was received of half dollar size hail in Childress. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Childress | - | A report was received of quarter size hail in Childress. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Childress | - | An NWS cooperative weather observer reported ping pong ball size hail approximately 14 miles northwest of Childress. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Childress measured continuous severe wind gusts between 1814 CST and 1816 CST. The peak gust measured during this time was 75 mph at 1814 CST. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Childress measured severe wind gusts from 2235 CST through 2239 CST. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured at 2235 CST. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Childress measured a wind gust of 60 mph. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Childress | - | A trained weather spotter reported ping pong size hail in the city of Childress. No damage was reported. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Childress measured severe wind gusts from 2130 CST through 2135 CST. A peak wind gust of 63 mph was measured at 2135 CST. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Childress | - | A swath of golf ball size hail fell from southeastern Childress to approximately seven miles north of Childress along US Highway 83. No damage was reported. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Childress measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph between 1655 CST and 1703 CST. Additionally, a church steeple was blown over in the city of Childress. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Childress measured a wind gust to 60 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Childress | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Childress measured a wind gust to 72 mph. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Childress | - | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported in Childress. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Childress | - | The Childress Fire Department reported hail up to quarter size in and around the city of Childress. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Childress | - | An employee at the Flying J truck stop observed hail up to dime size for several minutes along with very strong winds. No damage was noted. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Childress | - | A HAM radio operator reported quarter size hail. |
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