Hail, Polk
- When
- August 3, 2:00 PM CST to 2:03 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, 5 mi E of Livingston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -94.850
Hail at Crystal Lakes Estates.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 3, 2002
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 Aug 3, 12:14 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 12:14 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 114 PM CDT SAT AUG 3 2002 SENT OUT A QUICK UPDATE...RAISING TEMPS...UPPING POPS AND MENTIONING SEVERE POSSIBILITY. .HGX...NONE 47/43 PRELIMS... CLL BB 102/073 097/073 096 442 IAH BB 101/075 096/075 094 443 GLS BB 092/080 089/080 089 443
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 9:26 AM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-040000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1026 AM CDT SAT AUG 3 2002 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW LEVEL SHEAR AXIS MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST. THIS MOISTURE COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AN AREA OF FAIRLY DRY AIR WILL PERSIST IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WHICH WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR WIND DAMAGE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. THOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ISOLATED DOWNBURSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Fort Bend
- When
- August 3, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County, 2 mi S of Needville
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.528, -95.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Man struck and killed by lightning in rice field along FM 442.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 3, 3:15 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.983, -96.567
Trees and power lines blown down across southern half of county including cities of Lolita, Edna and Vanderbilt.
Thunderstorm Wind, Matagorda
- When
- August 3, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Matagorda County, Palacios
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.700, -96.217
Power lines down in Palacios.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fort Bend
- When
- August 3, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County, 4 mi NW of Sugarland
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -95.683
Tree blown down 2 miles north of Mission Bend (FM 1464&Red Timber).
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 3, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, 7 mi S of Edna
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 28.883, -96.650
Lavaca Navidad River Authority has equipment shed wall blown out, roof caved in; large tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- August 3, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.733, -95.367
Man killed by tree falling on car at Cutten&1960.
Thunderstorm Wind, Colorado
- When
- August 3, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, 2 mi E of Columbus
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.717, -96.517
Billboard sign blown down.
Hail, Harris
- When
- August 3, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.733, -95.367
1 inch hail Beltway 8&Memorial Drive
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- August 3, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.833, -95.450
Many trees down across the county.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Fort Bend | 2002-08-03 | 43 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Thunderstorm Wind, Harris | 2002-08-03 | 31 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 3, 2002
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 3, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 3, 2002
- Heat in Illinois, August 3 to 4, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 3, 2002
- Heat in Illinois, August 3 to 5, 2002
- Flash Flood in Colorado, August 3, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 3, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 3, 2002
- Heat in Missouri, August 3 to 5, 2002
More
Every storm in Texas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2002
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: 5315148, 5315149, 5315224, 5315151, 5315150, 5315225, 5315226, 5315229, 5315227, 5315228.