Waterspout, Galveston
- When
- July 30, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, Jamaica Beach
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout reported near west end of Galveston Island.
Damaging Wind and Waterspout in Texas, July 30, 2000
1 waterspout, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 waterspout, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- July 30, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County, Huntsville
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.717, -95.567
Tree down on car.
What these are
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
- 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
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Virginia, July 30, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 30, 2000
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 30 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 30, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 30, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 30, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 30, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 30, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 30, 2000
- Dust Storm in New Mexico, July 30, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, July 30, 2000
- Flash Flood in Maryland, July 30, 2000
More
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2000
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: 5164417, 5164418.