Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton
- When
- August 21, 2:49 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, Wharton
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.317, -96.100
Metal building blown 70 feet with large tree down.
Damaging Winds in Texas, August 21, 2000
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:49 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grimes
- When
- August 21, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Grimes County, Shiro
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.617, -95.900
Tree down on car with roof damage to mobile homes. Power lines down in area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grimes
- When
- August 21, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Grimes County, 5 mi SE of Iola
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 30.717, -96.017
Barn and nearby building destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- August 21, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Crockett
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.317, -95.450
Numerous trees and power lines down in Crockett. Mobile home destroyed 4 miles east of Crockett.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5156415, 5156417, 5156418, 5156416.