For the second time in just over a month, the City of Canyon has declared a disaster after back-to-back severe weather events battered the Texas Panhandle community with tornadoes, hail, and high winds.
The latest declaration came June 8, following a destructive hailstorm that struck overnight from Saturday into Sunday, June 7-8. The storm brought wind gusts up to 80 mph and hailstones as large as 2.5 inches in diameter, according to the National Weather Service in Amarillo.
Mayor Gary Hinders signed the declaration to speed up response and recovery operations…