3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Feb 21, 2:40 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 240 PM CST THU FEB 21 2002 WE ARE BACK IN BUSINESS AFTER AN AWIPS SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THANKS TO SURROUNDING OFFICES FOR KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS. WILL BE DOING SOME SIG REVISIONS TO THE TNGT PERIOD OF THE FCST. ALL MODELS CONT TO SHOW INCRG MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FROPA TNGT. UPR TROF IS ALSO FAIRLY HEALTHY...AND RADAR TRENDS SHOW SLOW INCR IN ACTIVITY JUST N OF CWA. WITH THE ABV IN MIND...WILL USE HI CHC AND LKLY POPS TNGT. DRYING TAKES PLACE FROM N TO S TMRW MORNING. WILL MAINTAIN SLGT CHC POPS COAST EARLY. NEXT CDFNT THROUGH ON MON. LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH THAN PREV RUNS. WILL INCLUDE A SLGT CHC FOR MON. WILL HOIST AN SCA THIS UPDATE. TIGHT GRADIENT AND CAA BEHIND FNT SHD LEAD TO 20 KT OR HIGHER SPEEDS OVR THE MARINE AREA TNGT. 46/45/39/BT .HGX...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS. PRELIMS... CLL UU 045/062 033/071 048 500 IAH BU 045/062 034/071 049 610 GLS BU 048/062 046/064 055 720 (510 SW)
The Houston radar (KHGX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:14 UTC.
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency Manager reported 3/4 inch hail at Highway 290 and Beltway 8.
Storm spotter reported 1.00 inch hail at FM 249 and Beltway 8.
Police department reported 3/4 inch hail at Jones Road and FM 1960.
League City Police reported power lines down at Lawrence Road and FM 2094.
League City Police reported fences blown down near the Houston Gulf Airport at Highway 96.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 2002
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: 5281064, 5281065, 5281066, 5281067, 5281068.