Damaging Winds in Texas, August 4, 2002

Name: Damaging Winds in Texas, August 4, 2002
Start: 2002-08-04T14:45
End: 2002-08-04T18:30
Location: Texas

August 4, 2002 · NWS HGX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 4, 1:05 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 1:05 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
205 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2002

LLVL CIRCULATION OFF THE SE LA COAST IS LOOKING BETTER ON SAT PIX
THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS TAKE THIS FEATURE WNW AND INTO SW LA AROUND
00Z TUE. MODELS THEN WANT TO OPEN IT UP A BIT...LEAVING A COASTAL
TROF FROM THE MID/UPPER TX COAST THROUGH MOST OF THE LA COAST FOR
THE MAJORITY OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE MAINTAINED/
REINFORCED LATE IN THE WEEK BY A BACKDOOR FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH
INTO NE TX COMBINED WITH LLVL HIGH PRES OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF.
ALL AND ALL IT MEANS A FAIRLY WET WEEK ACROSS SE TX...ESPECIALLY THE
SRN 1/2 OF THE AREA. ATTM IT APPEARS WED-FRI SHOULD HAVE THE MOST
PRECIP COVERAGE WITH AVN GIVING US PWS OF 2.3-2.4 DURING THAT
TIMEFRAME. SEE NO REASON TO DEVIATE FROM A PERSISTENCE FCST NEXT
WEEKEND. IF ITS NOT THE COASTAL TROF...IT APPEARS WELL STILL BE IN
THE VICINITY OF A WEAKNESS IN THE H5 FLOW GIVING US A CONTINUED
CHANCE OF RAIN.

EXPECTING ABOUT THE SAME WX MON AS WE HAVE TODAY...WILL SEE WHAT
PRECIP COVERAGE LOOKS LIKE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AND STICK IN IN
FOR THE POPS TOMORROW (PRELIMS BELOW SUBJECT TO CHANGE). WILL LET
THE MIDNIGHT CREW MAKE A DECISION ON SVR POTENTIAL FOR MON - FCST
SOUNDINGS AGAIN SHOWING INVERTED V SOUNDINGS FOR THE 3RD DAY IN A
ROW BUT DONT WANT TO LOCK THEM IN TOO SOON. WILL INCREASE POPS
TUE-FRI AS BETTER MOISTURE MAKES IT IN.

.HGX...NONE

47/43

PRELIMS...
CLL BB 072/097 072/096 073 332
IAH BB 072/095 073/093 073 343
GLS BB 080/090 080/089 080 343

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 4, 11:34 AM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1225 PM CST SUN AUG 04 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0300 PM    5 E LIVINGSTON            TX   .75 INCH HAIL
08/03/02   POLK                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
                                          CRYSTAL LAKES ESTATES.

0400 PM    PALACIOS                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   MATAGORDA                      POWER LINES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0410 PM    2 N MISSION BEND          TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   FORT BEND                      TREE DOWN AT FM1464 AND
                                          RED TIMBER

0415 PM    LOLITA                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   JACKSON                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          TREES AND POWERLINES
                                          BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
                                          SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
                                          COUNTY INCLUDING THE
                                          TOWNS OF LOLITA, EDNA,
                                          VANDERBILT. EVENT DURATION
                                          30 MINUTES.

0430 PM    7 S EDNA                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   JACKSON                        REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
                                          OBSERVER. LNRA
                                          EQUIPMENT SHED WALL
                                          BLOWN OUT, ROOF CAVED
                                          IN, AND LARGE TREE
                                          LIMBS DOWN

0500 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   HARRIS                         *** 1 DEAD ***
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          MAN KILLED BY A TREE
                                          THAT FELL ON HIS CAR AT
                                       CUTTEN AND FM 1960.

0515 PM    2 E COLUMBUS              TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   COLORADO                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          BILLBOARD SIGN BLOWN
                                          DOWN.

0530 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   1 INCH HAIL
08/03/02   HARRIS                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER AT BELTWAY 8
                                          AND MEMORIAL DR.

Local storm report, Aug 4, 11:46 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1225 PM CST SUN AUG 04 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0300 PM    5 E LIVINGSTON            TX   .75 INCH HAIL
08/03/02   POLK                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
                                          CRYSTAL LAKES ESTATES.

0400 PM    PALACIOS                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   MATAGORDA                      POWER LINES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0410 PM    2 N MISSION BEND          TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   FORT BEND                      TREE DOWN AT FM1464 AND
                                          RED TIMBER

0415 PM    LOLITA                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   JACKSON                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          TREES AND POWERLINES
                                          BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
                                          SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
                                          COUNTY INCLUDING THE
                                          TOWNS OF LOLITA, EDNA,
                                          VANDERBILT. EVENT DURATION
                                          30 MINUTES.

0430 PM    7 S EDNA                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   JACKSON                        REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
                                          OBSERVER. LNRA
                                          EQUIPMENT SHED WALL
                                          BLOWN OUT, ROOF CAVED
                                          IN, AND LARGE TREE
                                          LIMBS DOWN

0500 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   HARRIS                         *** 1 DEAD ***
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          MAN KILLED BY A TREE
                                          THAT FELL ON HIS CAR AT
                                          CUTTEN AND FM 1960.

0515 PM    2 E COLUMBUS              TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   COLORADO                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          BILLBOARD SIGN BLOWN
                                          DOWN.

0530 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   1 INCH HAIL
08/03/02   HARRIS                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER AT BELTWAY 8
                                          AND MEMORIAL DR.

&&

IN ADDITION TO THE FATALAITY LISTED ABOVE...THERE WAS ANOTHER
FATALITY REPORTED IN FORT BEND COUNTY. ONE MAN IN A RICE FIELD WAS
STRUCK AND KILLED BY LIGHTNING AROUND 4PM ALONG FM 442.

NNNN

Local storm report, Aug 4, 12:25 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1225 PM CST SUN AUG 04 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0300 PM    5 E LIVINGSTON            TX   .75 INCH HAIL
08/03/02   POLK                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
                                          CRYSTAL LAKES ESTATES.

0400 PM    PALACIOS                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   MATAGORDA                      POWER LINES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0410 PM    2 N MISSION BEND          TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   FORT BEND                      TREE DOWN AT FM1464 AND
                                          RED TIMBER

0415 PM    LOLITA                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   JACKSON                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          TREES AND POWERLINES
                                          BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
                                          SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
                                          COUNTY INCLUDING THE
                                          TOWNS OF LOLITA, EDNA,
                                          VANDERBILT. EVENT DURATION
                                          30 MINUTES.

0430 PM    7 S EDNA                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   JACKSON                        REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
                                          OBSERVER. LNRA
                                          EQUIPMENT SHED WALL
                                          BLOWN OUT, ROOF CAVED
                                          IN, AND LARGE TREE
                                          LIMBS DOWN

0500 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   HARRIS                         *** 1 DEAD ***
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          MAN KILLED BY A TREE
                                          THAT FELL ON HIS CAR AT
                                       CUTTEN AND FM 1960.

0515 PM    2 E COLUMBUS              TX   WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02   COLORADO                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          BILLBOARD SIGN BLOWN
                                          DOWN.

0530 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   1 INCH HAIL
08/03/02   HARRIS                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER AT BELTWAY 8
                                          AND MEMORIAL DR.

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:45 PM CST, 0 minutes before

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-050300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
345 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2002

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HEATING HAS LEAD
TO ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE EVENING
HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, San Jacinto

When: August 4, 2:45 PM CST
Where: San Jacinto County, Shepherd
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.500, -95.017

Trees and power lines blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When: August 4, 2:53 PM CST
Where: Wharton County, 2 mi S of El Campo
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.167, -96.283

Mobile home overturned.

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When: August 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Liberty County, Devers
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.033, -94.600

Power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When: August 4, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Chambers County, Anahuac
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.767, -94.683

Estimated 60 mph wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: August 4, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Houston
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.733, -95.367

Trees and power lines down in west Houston (Westheimer&Kirkwood); restaurant in area sustained roof damage; also had power lines down in southwest Houston.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: August 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Houston County, Crockett
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.317, -95.450

Trees blown down.

What these are

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

Every storm in Texas in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5315230, 5315231, 5315232, 5315233, 5315234, 5315235.