Texas, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 14, 2001

March 14, 2001 · NWS HGX · 23 events in 8 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$285,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
23

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 Mar 14, 10:15 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 10:15 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED ISSUE TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1015 AM CST WED MAR 14 2001

LOTS OF VIRGA AND SOME PRECIP SO FAR THIS MORNING WITH SHEAR INDUCED
LIFT ON SATURATED MID TO UPPER LEVELS. EVEN AN OCCASIONAL CG.
NOTE...88D PRECIP ESTIMATES LIKELY OVERDONE.   SHORT WAVE
PROGRESSING AS ADVERTISED AND SHOULD HAVE TROUGH AXIS ON WESTERN
PART OF CWA AT 00Z.  MESOETA CONTINUES TO SHOW SFC DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON JUST OFFSHORE THEN MOVING EAST OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
HIGH SHEAR AND ENOUGH CAPE TO CONTINUE THREAT OF SEVERE...THOUGH
MAINLY ELEVATED INLAND COULD SEE SFC BASED SUPERCELLS OVER COASTAL
WATERS AS LOW WRAPS UP AND PULLS GULF AIR NORTHWARD. WILL MENTION
THREAT IN CWF ALSO. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO ZONES THIS UPDATE.

.KHGX...SCEC 0-60 NM.

30/40/DO

PRELIMS FROM 3AM...
CLL TB 067/054 072/045 069 +30
IAH TB 068/055 075/045 069 930
GLS TB M069/060 072/055 069 730

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Event by event

13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Waller

When
March 14, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Waller County, Hempstead
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.100, -96.083

Hail, Austin

When
March 14, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Austin County, Sealy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
29.783, -96.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Waller

When
March 14, 2:20 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
Where
Waller County, 2 mi N of Pattison
Property damage
$60,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.867, -95.950

Trailer overturned, power lines down, and roof damage two miles north of Pattison. Roofs damaged and trees down along FM 529 from Pattison to the county line.

Funnel Cloud, Montgomery

When
March 14, 2:38 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, The Woodlands
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.300, -95.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Funnel cloud at Woodlands Parkway and Kuykendahl Road.

Hail, Harris

When
March 14, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Cypress
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
29.967, -95.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
March 14, 2:50 PM CST to 3:10 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Houston
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.733, -95.367

Numerous reports of trees down on north and west sides of Houston.

Hail, Harris

When
March 14, 3:00 PM CST to 3:15 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Spring
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
30.083, -95.417

Hail accumulated to a depth of three inches at Interstate 45 and FM 1960.

Hail, Montgomery

When
March 14, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Porter
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.100, -95.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
March 14, 3:05 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Houston
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.733, -95.367

Numerous reports of trees down throughout Houston.

Hail, Montgomery

When
March 14, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Splendora
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
30.233, -95.167

Hail, Liberty

When
March 14, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Liberty County, Plum Grove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
30.200, -95.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
March 14, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Webster
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.533, -95.117

Tree down blocking street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When
March 14, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Brazoria County, Pearland
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
29.567, -95.283

Numerous trees and street signs down near County Road 90 and FM 518.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When
March 14, 4:19 PM CST
Where
Wharton County, Boling
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.267, -95.950

12 inch diameter tree limb blown down blocking Texas Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When
March 14, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Wharton County, Boling
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.267, -95.950

Large oak tree blown down in Pyssen Oaks Subdivision off FM 442.

Hail, Galveston

When
March 14, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Galveston County, Friendswood
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
29.533, -95.417

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When
March 14, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Brazoria County, Alvin
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
29.417, -95.250

Numerous trees and street signs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When
March 14, 4:35 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
Where
Galveston County, Santa Fe
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.367, -95.083

Numerous fences and trees down in Bay Colony.

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When
March 14, 4:36 PM CST
Where
Galveston County, Dickinson
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
29.467, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
March 14, 4:40 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Countywide
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.833, -95.450

Numerous trees down in southern Harris County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When
March 14, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Galveston County, Texas City
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.400, -94.900

Funnel Cloud, Galveston

When
March 14, 4:54 PM CST
Where
Galveston County, Galveston
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When
March 14, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Galveston County, Galveston
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.300, -94.817

Utility poles and power lines down; broken windows at a car dealership.

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.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5238603, 5238602, 5238604, 5238712, 5238605, 5238606, 5238608, 5238607, 5238609, 5238610, 5238611, 5238704, 5238701, 5238702, 5238703, 5238705, 5238708, 5238707, 5238706, 5238709, 5238710, 5238713, 5238711.