Texas, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 24, 2001

May 24, 2001 · NWS FWD · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

May 24th Episode NarrativeIsolated thunderstorms affected portions of the region as numerous boundaries resided across the area.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

May 24th Episode NarrativeIsolated thunderstorms affected portions of the region as numerous boundaries resided across the area.

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 May 24, 8:00 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 8:00 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
900 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2001

THE FLOW AROUND THE UPPER LOW OVER THE MIDWEST WILL DOMINATE THE
WEATHER ACROSS NORTH TEXAS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOPED OVER SAN SABA COUNTY MAY BRUSH THE EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN ZONES DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. OTHERWISE...CLEAR
TO PARTLY CLOUDY WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT.  ONLY MINOR CHANGES
WERE MADE TO THE AFTERNOON ZONE FORECAST PACKAGE.  #58

615 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2001 AVIATION DISCUSSION...
NOT MUCH WEATHER TONIGHT.  SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS FOR THE NEXT ONE TO
TWO HOURS THEN GENERALLY CLEAR.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT NORTHEAST OR
LIGHT AND VARIABLmE.  59

.FWD...NONE.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lampasas

When
May 24, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Lampasas County, Kempner
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
31.083, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When
May 24, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Cooke County, Gainesville
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.633, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When
May 24, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Cooke County, Gainesville
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.633, -97.150

The roof was blown off two buildings, numerous windows were blown out, a metal baseball stand was blown down, trees and power lines were blown down.

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: 5245865, 5245866, 5245867.