Texas, 2002Damaging Wind in Texas, August 8, 2002
August 8, 2002 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 Aug 8, 2:15 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:15 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
315 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2002
AS BERTHA MOVES OVER INLAND SECTIONS OF SRN TX LATER TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING...EXPECT MSTR AND MARGINALLY INSTABILITY TO CAUSE SCT
SHRA...MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PART OF S CNTRL
TX. ON FIRDAY...FCST OF BERTHA MOVING WEST OF RIO GRANDE...AND
CONTINUING WEST...WILL LEAVE HIGH AMOUNTS OF MSTR...CLOUDS AND
ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR SHRA AND TSRA TO FORM...HELPED BY DAYTIME
HEATING. SOME OF THESE SHRA AND TSRA MAY LINGER THRU THE EARLY EVE
HOURS...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OF RAIN FM DATA AVBL THIS
AFTERNOON...OVER THE WEST AND SW PARTS OF S CNTRL TX. FOR FRI
NIGHT.
ON SATURDAY WEAK WIND FIELD ALOFT IS SHOWN BY ALL SOLUTIONS.
COMPOSITE OF SOLUTIONS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS AND AVAILABLE THIS
AFTERNOON SHOW A DAY OF MARGINAL INSTABILITY. WITH DIURNAL
HEATING...THIS WILL FAVOR CHC OF SHRA AND TSRA SAT IN A DAYTIME TO
EARLY EVENING TIMEFRAME. THE SATURDAY FCST WILL BE BASED ON
POSSIBLE SOUTHWEST PART OF MID LAT TROF DRIFTING EAST...
FROM MAIN TROF OVR MID TO UPPR MS VALLEY. AS THIS WEAK WEATHER
SYSTEM DRIFTS EAST...ENOUGH WEAKNESS IN HEIGHT AND PRESSURE FIELDS
ALOFT...AND MSTR LEFT OVER FROM CURRENT WX...MAY CONT. IN
ADDITION...ANOTHER WEAK S/W TROF MAY PASS NORTH OF S CNTRL TX
SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL CONT TO BE A BALANCE ON HOW FAR EAST THE
HIGH OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. BUILDS TO PARTS OF TX WITH HOW FAR
SOUTH THE MID LATITUDE TROFS CAN EVOLVE. COMPOSITE OF ALL SOLUTIONS
FOR SUNDAY MAINTAINS CHC OF DAYTIME TO EARLY EVE SHRA.
BY MONDAY...HIGH ALOFT OVR SOUTHWEST U.S. AND PARTS OF W TX IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP EAST OVR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
MAKING FOR A LITTLE LESS UNSTABLE CONDS. WILL SHOW SLGHT CHC
OF AFTN TO EARLY EVE SHRA FOR MONDAY. AS MORE STABLE CONDS
EVOLVE TUESDAY WILL SHOW ISOLD SHRA. THE TREND TO MORE STABLE
CONDS CONTINUES IN THE MID TO LATE PART OF NEXT WEEK WHEN
CHC OF RAIN WILL BE VERY LOW.
PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
AUS 073/091/074/091 2525
DRT 074/091/074/091 5655
SAT 074/090/075/091 3735
.EWX...NONE.
8/6
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 12:20 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-082045-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
120 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2002
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS TODAY AND FRIDAY...
SCATTERED EARLY AUGUST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA....WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS...MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WEST
PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
ON FRIDAY...THE CHANCE OF RAIN...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
AT THIS TIME...SCATTERED ONE TO TWO INCH RAINS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
AND FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. DEPENDING ON HOW THIS
WEATHER PATTERN FORMS THROUGH FRIDAY...EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS
COULD CHANGE.
FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE CHANCE OF DAYTIME TO EARLY EVENING
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE...THEN DIMINISH TO A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MONDAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL AND CABLE MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:15 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>208-217>221-228-090900-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
315 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2002
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS THROUGH FRIDAY...
SCATTERED EARLY AUGUST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA....WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY FOR THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO PART OF THE EVENING HOURS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
LATER TONIGHT...THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE...HOWEVER THE
HIGHEST CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE SOUTHERN AND
WEST PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...CLOSER TROPICAL DEPRESSION
BERTHA.
ON FRIDAY...THE CHANCE OF RAIN...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
AT THIS TIME...SCATTERED ONE TO TWO INCH RAINS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY....WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. DEPENDING ON HOW
THIS WEATHER PATTERN FORMS THROUGH FRIDAY...EXPECTED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS COULD CHANGE.
FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE CHANCE OF DAYTIME TO EARLY EVENING
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE...THEN DIMINISH TO A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MONDAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL AND CABLE MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:35 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>208-217>221-228-090900-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
335 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2002
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS THROUGH FRIDAY...
SCATTERED EARLY AUGUST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA....WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY FOR THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO PART OF THE EVENING HOURS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
LATER TONIGHT...THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE...HOWEVER THE
HIGHEST CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WEST
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...CLOSER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION
BERTHA.
ON FRIDAY...THE CHANCE OF RAIN...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
AT THIS TIME...SCATTERED ONE TO TWO INCH RAINS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY....WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. DEPENDING ON HOW
THIS WEATHER PATTERN FORMS THROUGH FRIDAY...EXPECTED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS COULD CHANGE.
IN ADDITION...BRIEF WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 40 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL
HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON TO PART OF THIS EVENING...AND ALSO ON FRIDAY TO PART OF
FRIDAY EVENING.
FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE CHANCE OF DAYTIME TO EARLY EVENING
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE...THEN DIMINISH TO A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN...FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MONDAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL AND CABLE MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar
- When
- August 8, 4:45 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, 6 mi SW of Elmendorf
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 29.183, -98.400
Severe thunderstorm winds struck the small community of Sandy Oaks in south Bexar County, just southwest of Elmendorf. The winds estimated to have gusted to near 70 knots by an NWS survey of the damage, knocked down several trees and caused minor damage to about 15 mobile homes. Although people were in some of the mobile homes at the time, there were no injuries.
- 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.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in North Dakota, August 8, 2002$113,000 · F1 · 39 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, August 8, 2002$200,000 · 0.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 8, 20022 injured · $27,000 · 1 in hail · 13 events
- Flood and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 8, 2002$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Colorado, August 8, 2002$40,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 8, 20023 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 8, 2002$17,000 · 58 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 8, 20021.75 in hail · 21 events
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 8, 20022 injured · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, August 8, 2002$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, August 8, 2002$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Kansas, August 8, 20021 injured · $1,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
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: 5311721.