Texas, 2001

Hail in Texas, June 1, 2001

June 1, 2001 · NWS EWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 hail, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 2:23 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:23 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
323 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2001

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH CAPE ENVIRONMENT OVER WEST
CENTRAL TX HAS TURNED A LOW POP DAY INTO A GOOD CHANCE OF STORMS
OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AND ESCARPMENT COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL TX.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS ARE ALREADY INVADING
THE HILL COUNTRY. WITH DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT, THE POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXISTS BUT STEADY TRACKING OF ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FLASH
FLOODING. WILL INCLUDE A LATE AFTERNOON GROUPING IN AREAS UNDER THE
WATCH. BEST MOISTURE INFLOW SUGGESTED FROM THE ETA WILL ARRIVE FROM
DUE SOUTH WHICH WILL OFFSET THE TENDENCY FOR UPPER LEVEL WINDS TO
PUSH STORMS EAST SOUTHEAST. WILL GO WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THE
WESTERN COUNTIES AS THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY BEGIN TO COLLIDE WITH
OROGRAPHIC THUNDERSTORM BOUNDARIES TOWARD SUNSET.

MOISTURE POOLING AND RAINFALL SHOULD RESULT IN PATCHY FOG TOWARD
MORNING CENTRAL AND EAST AND MORE STABLE AIR SHOULD BUILD IN ALOFT
OVERNIGHT. WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SET TO MOVE ONSHORE
OVER THE PACIFIC NW, EXPECT THE EASTARD SHIFT OF THE UPPER RIDGE TO
BE ENOUGH TO CAP THE ENVIRONMENT AND REDUCE LAPSE RATES TOMORROW.

LATER FORECAST PERIODS SHOULD NOT LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THEY DID
THIS MORNING AS MODELS SHOWING FAIR TO GOOD CONSISTENCY AND
AGREEMENT ON DROPPING ANOTHER LOW INTO THE PLAINS AND CREATING MORE
NW FLOW STORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. UPPER PATTERN SUGGESTS
UNSTABLE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT TO CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, BUT
WITH LOW AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE. WILL LEAVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FAIR
FOR NOW AND WAIT AND SEE IF MODELS PICK UP MORE MOISTURE IN LATER
RUNS.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
AUS 068/093/074/092 5--0
DRT 073/103/075/102 2--0
SAT 071/093/075/092 5--0

.EWX...NONE.

18/23

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 12:02 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-020000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
102 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001

AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CONCHO VALLEY NEAR SAN ANGELO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  IF THIS AREA HOLDS TOGETHER
THIS AFTERNOON...THE STORMS COULD MOVE INTO THE HILL COUNTRY AND
AFFECT SOME OF THE COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
IF THE ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL
COVERAGE...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS AND
CONTAIN HAIL...LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM
SPOTTER GROUPS AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN
YOUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

FOR INFORMATION ON WEATHER THREATS IN SURROUNDING AREAS...PLEASE
REFER TO OUTLOOKS FROM OFFICES IN SAN ANGELO...MIDLAND/ODESSA...FORT
WORTH...HOUSTON/GALVESTON AND CORPUS CHRISTI.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:50 PM CST, 10 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-020030-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
450 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001

...THUNDERSTORMS SOME SEVERE FOR HILL COUNTRY AND
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8 PM FOR PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LLANO COUTNY TIL 530 PM CDT...

THIS OUTLOOK APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC COUNTIES...

ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...
COMAL...DEWITT...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...
GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...
LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...
VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA.

THUNDERSTORMS COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE
HILL COUNTRY...PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WIND...HAIL...
FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM
SPOTTER GROUPS AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN
YOUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

FOR INFORMATION ON WEATHER THREATS IN SURROUNDING AREAS...PLEASE
REFER TO OUTLOOKS FROM OFFICES IN SAN ANGELO...MIDLAND/ODESSA...FORT
WORTH...HOUSTON/GALVESTON AND CORPUS CHRISTI.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:58 PM CST, 2 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-020030-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
458 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001

...THUNDERSTORMS SOME SEVERE FOR HILL COUNTRY AND
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8 PM FOR PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LLANO COUTNY TIL 530 PM CDT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GILLESPIE COUTNY TIL 6 PM CDT...

THIS OUTLOOK APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC COUNTIES...

ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...
COMAL...DEWITT...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...
GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...
LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...
VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA.

THUNDERSTORMS COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE
HILL COUNTRY...PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WIND...HAIL...
FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM
SPOTTER GROUPS AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN
YOUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

FOR INFORMATION ON WEATHER THREATS IN SURROUNDING AREAS...PLEASE
REFER TO OUTLOOKS FROM OFFICES IN SAN ANGELO...MIDLAND/ODESSA...FORT
WORTH...HOUSTON/GALVESTON AND CORPUS CHRISTI./

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Llano

When
June 1, 4:00 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where
Llano County, Llano
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.750, -98.667

Funnel Cloud, Blanco

When
June 1, 4:35 PM CST to 4:36 PM CST
Where
Blanco County, 1 mi E of Round Mtn
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5247727, 5247728.