Texas, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 24, 2001

May 24, 2001 · NWS EWX · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$240,000
Crop damage
$100,000
Events
9

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 May 24, 6:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
750 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2001

UPDATED ZONES TO REFLECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNITL 2 AM
FRIDAY...NO OTHER CHANGES AS ONGOING FORECAST ON TRACK.
04/06/JB

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION
UPDATED ZONES TO REFLECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 11 PM...
NO OTHER CHANGES AS ONGOING FORECAST ON TRACK.
04/06/JB

AFTERNOON DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT NOW PUSHING INTO THE COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA
WITH FALLING DEWPOINTS OVER CENTRAL TEXAS. THEREFORE, THE CHANCE OF
RAIN OVER THE AUSTIN AREA APPEARS LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED.
WILL KEEP POPS IN THE 10 TO 20 RANGE ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS. WITH
NO SIGNIFICANT BUILDUPS NEAR THE AREA, AM LEANING TOWARD SLIGHT
CHANCE POPS ALL OTHER AREAS EXCEPT SOUTHEAST. ONCE THUNDERSTORMS
BEGIN, SOME ENHANCEMENT IS POSSIBLE AS AN UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE
APPROACHES.

TOMORROW, ANOTHER SEVERE WEATHER EVENT SHOULD UNFOLD AS THE AREA
WILL FIND ITSELF IN THE ENTRANCE REGION OF AN UPPER JET WHILE WEAK
SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES PASS DOWN IN NW FLOW. 12Z MODEL RUNS CONTINUE
THE TREND OF A WEAKER COLD FRONT AND EARLIER RETREAT OF THE FRONTAL
ZONE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. WILL TAKE AN AVN/ETA MIX TO END THE
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE UPPER RIDGE TAKING HOLD
SUNDAY. ON TEMPS, WILL FAVOR COOLER PREVIOUS FORECAST NUMBERS OVER
MODEL GUIDANCE WHICH APPEARS TOO WARM AT NIGHT. THE EXTENDED
FORECAST WILL BE LEFT MUCH THE SAME AS MODEL CONSENSUS KEEPS AN
UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTH TX.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
AUS 60/83/62/88 2333
DRT 69/94/70/97 2331
SAT 65/85/66/89 2332

.EWX...NONE.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Llano

When
May 24, 8:00 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where
Llano County, Kingsland
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.650, -98.417

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Llano

When
May 24, 8:10 PM CST to 8:20 PM CST
Where
Llano County, Kingsland
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
30.650, -98.417

Hail, Medina

When
May 24, 8:10 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
Where
Medina County, 18 mi N of Hondo
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.617, -99.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When
May 24, 8:10 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
Where
Medina County, 18 mi N of Hondo
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.617, -99.150

Trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds north of Hondo. The wind was accompanied by large hail that damaged fields of crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Real

When
May 24, 8:30 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
Where
Real County, 15 mi W of Leakey
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
29.733, -100.000

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines from Camp Wood southward to near the Uvalde County line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Uvalde

When
May 24, 8:35 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Uvalde County, Countywide
Property damage
$80,000
Crop damage
$30,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.350, -99.750

Damage was reported to trees, with power lines knocked over throughout Uvalde County.

Hail, Llano

When
May 24, 8:40 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Llano County, 8 mi SW of Kingsland Sunrise Ar
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.517, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Zavala

When
May 24, 9:00 PM CST to 9:20 PM CST
Where
Zavala County, La Pryor
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
28.950, -99.833

Severe thunderstorm winds blow over power lines near La Pryor.

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When
May 24, 10:24 PM CST to 10:40 PM CST
Where
Medina County, Hondo
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.350, -99.150

Trees were reported to have been down down due to high 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.

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

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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: 5243725, 5243726, 5243727, 5243728, 5243729, 5243730, 5243731, 5243732, 5243733.