Texas, 2001

Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 2001

June 15, 2001 · NWS HGX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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.

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 Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 10:20 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 10:20 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1120 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2001

LN SEEMS TO BE HOLDING TOGETHER NICELY AS IT PROGRESSES SOUTHWARD.
WILL ISSUE AND UPDATE AND INCR POPS FOR NRN ZONES OVERNIGHT.

46/45/DH

.KHGX...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 9:06 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-227-151430-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1006 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2001

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
SWING SLOWLY EAST OVERNIGHT AND THEN NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW GULF MOISTURE OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT AND WILL BE IN PLACE AS A DISTURBANCE IN THE SUBTROPICAL
JETSTREAM MOVES STEADILY EAST FROM CENTRAL TEXAS OVERNIGHT AND
INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SHOULD HELP TO SET THE STAGE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS DAYTIME HEATING ERODES THE
WEAK CAP OF WARM AIR ALOFT OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF LAYING DOWN 2 TO 3 INCH PER HOUR
RAINFALL RATES. ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR.  A WEAK COLD
FRONT MAY REACH INTO AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR WACO TO CROCKETT
TO LUFKIN...THIS AREA MAY HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF SEEING THE HEAVY
RAINFALL.

IN ADDITION THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
ISOLATED MICROBURSTS.>..SMALL SHORT LIVED POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS.

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LATEST STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

The radar

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity

When
June 15, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Trinity County, Trinity
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.933, -95.383

Large oak tree down on Highway 94.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grimes

When
June 15, 2:56 AM CST
Where
Grimes County, Anderson
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.483, -95.983

Large tree down on FM 1774.

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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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: 5256176, 5256177.