Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 21, 2001

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 21, 2001
Start: 2001-06-21T14:10
End: 2001-06-21T18:15
Location: Texas

June 21, 2001 · NWS FWD · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

June 21 Episode NarrativeA stalled boundary helped to initiate scattered thunderstorms across North Texas, generally south and east of a Gainesville, Weatherford, Comanche line. Some of the storms were severe, bringing large hail and strong winds.

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.

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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $85,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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 happened

The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.

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 Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 1:30 PM CST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 1:30 PM CST, 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
230 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2001

AVIATION DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG TWO
BOUNDARIES. ONE BOUNDARY IS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDED FROM
DENTON...TO MINERAL WELLS...TO JUST NORTH OF BROWNWOOD...AND THE
OTHER BOUNDARY IS A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM EAST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA....TO SOUTH OF WICHITA FALLS. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE METROPLEX AIRPORTS BETWEEN 3
AND 6 PM.  BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.  UPDATED THE TAFS EARLIER TO
INCLUDE MENTION OF TEMPO TSRA BETWEEN 21 AND 23Z.  58

.FWD...NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 10:58 AM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-212100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1158 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2001

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THESE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
WILL BE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREAT.

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 12:50 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-212100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
150 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2001

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ALONG TWO BOUNDARIES. ONE BOUNDARY IS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT
EXTENDED FROM DENTON...TO MINERAL WELLS...TO JUST NORTH OF BROWNWOOD
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE OTHER BOUNDARY IS A COLD FRONT THAT
EXTENDED FROM EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA....TO SOUTH OF WICHITA FALLS.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE THE HAZARDOUS
WEATHER THREAT.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:09 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grayson

When: June 21, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Sadler
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.683, -96.850

Hail, Grayson

When: June 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, 3 mi E of Sadler
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.683, -96.800

Hail, Wise

When: June 21, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Newark
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.000, -97.483

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: June 21, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Azle
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.900, -97.533

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across town. Many homes were without power for 24 hours.

Hail, Tarrant

When: June 21, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, 1 mi S of Ft Worth
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.733, -97.350

Hail, Denton

When: June 21, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Denton County, 2 mi N of Denton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.250, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When: June 21, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Parker County, Anneta
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.717, -97.650

A large tree limb was blown down onto a road at Annetta.

Hail, Denton

When: June 21, 3:18 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Denton
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.217, -97.150

Occurred in the north part of town.

Hail, Fannin

When: June 21, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Ladonia
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.417, -95.967

Lightning, Van Zandt

When: June 21, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County, Canton
Property damage: $60,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.564, -95.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Houses burned to the ground after being struck by lightning. The houses were located between Canton and Phalba, on Highway 198.

Hail, Erath

When: June 21, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Erath County, Dublin
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.083, -98.333

Thunderstorm Wind, Freestone

When: June 21, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Freestone County, Streetman
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: POST OFFICE
Coordinates: 31.867, -96.333

Large trees were blown down by high thunderstorm winds.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, June 2001

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: 5252588, 5252589, 5252540, 5252542, 5252541, 5252543, 5252587, 5252544, 5252590, 5252546, 5252545, 5252591.