Texas, 2002

Damaging Wind in Texas, December 30, 2002

December 30, 2002 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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
None recorded
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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 30, 7:10 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 7:10 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
710 PM CST MON DEC 30 2002

UPDATED TO REMOVE TORNADO WATCH FROM NE TX...WHICH EXPIRED AT 7 PM.
OTHER TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST TX LAKES AND NW LA
UNTIL 9 PM.

SHV...FLOOD WATCH ENTIRE AREA FOR TONIGHT.
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 6:00 AM CST, 14 hours 30 minutes before
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-301800-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
600 AM CST MON DEC 30 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR ACROSS
NORTHEAST TEXAS...EXTREME SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...AND NORTH LOUISIANA.
THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE THAT OF STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE
THROUGH TONIGHT.  IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL
BE THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR SOME RAINFALL ON TUESDAY TO WRAP AROUND
BEHIND THE FRONTAL SYSTEM.  HOWEVER...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

20

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 30, 6:52 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
LAZ010-011-017-018-TXZ150>153-165>167-310255-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
652 PM CST MON DEC 30 2002

...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST
TEXAS AND PART OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM...FOR PARTS OF
NORTHEAST AND EAST TEXAS...AND PART OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA.

THE COUNTIES IN TEXAS INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH ARE ANGELINA...
NACOGDOCHES...SABINE...SAN AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...PANOLA...AND RUSK.
THE PARISHES IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH
ARE DE SOTO...NATCHITOCHES...RED RIVER...AND SABINE.

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
December 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Shelby County, Timpson
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.900, -94.400

Several large trees 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.

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The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5321833.