Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 13, 2002

Name: Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 13, 2002
Start: 2002-06-13T18:10
End: 2002-06-13T20:35
Location: Texas

June 13, 2002 · NWS SJT · 13 events in 5 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms moved across the Big Country and the western Concho Valley. Taylor county just to the west and south of Abilene was especially hard hit with hail to the size of baseballs.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $184,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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 happened

The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms moved across the Big Country and the western Concho Valley. Taylor county just to the west and south of Abilene was especially hard hit with hail to the size of baseballs. An eye witness at the truck stop in Tye saw a brief tornado that almost hit the truck stop. Severe thunderstorms over the western Concho Valley produced high winds that caused damage to the school in Mertzon.

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 San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 1:23 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:23 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes before

WEST CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
223 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

MCS CONTINUES TO ROLL ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...
CLIPPING THE EXTREME NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY. MCS WILL LEAVE AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FARTHER NORTH...BEST GUESS IS THAT THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT IS FARTHER
NORTH...STRETCHING FROM NORTH OF KLBB TO WESTERN OKLAHOMA. ALOFT
...RIDGE HAS SHIFTED FARTHER SOUTHWEST AS EXPECTED...LEAVING
NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. 12Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS ALSO INDICATED
VERY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES POISED ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS AND PANHANDLE.

SEVERAL CONCERNS FOR TONIGHT. FIRST...WILL CONVECTION FIRE ALONG THE
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY. FIRST THOUGHT THIS MORNING
THAT CAP WOULD BE TOO STRONG...BUT WITH CONVERGENCE ALONG THE
BOUNDARY...TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S...AND DEWPOINTS STILL HOLDING NEAR
70...STARTING TO HAVE DOUBTS. IF CONVECTION CAN DEVELOP...WITH CAPES
OF 3000 TO 4000...SOME COULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. NEXT QUESTION
CONCERNS A POSSIBLE MCS. STILL THINK A MCS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
BOUNDARY AND WITH THE BEST MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES OFF TO THE NORTHWEST
ALONG THE TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO BORDER...AND THEN DIVE SOUTH SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BEST RAIN CHANCES WITH THE MCS WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA. WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY SOME POPS FOR
FRIDAY...MAINLY FOR LINGERING ACTIVITY IN THE MORNING. WILL LOWER
LOWS TONIGHT JUST A TAD...MAINLY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
SOME RAIN COOLER AIR.

WITH THE REMNANT OF THE MCS PASSING OFF TO THE SOUTH AND WEST...
FRIDAY AFTERNOON LOOKS FAIRLY PLEASANT. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HAVE
ALSO PASSED THROUGH...SO SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS IN STORE. AVN
GUIDANCE LOOKS A LITTLE TOO COOL AND WILL STAY CLOSER TO THE WARMER
ETA TEMPS. WITH NORTHWEST FLOW...ALWAYS HARD TO RULE OUT MAINLY
NOCTURNAL CONVECTION... AS STORMS THAT DEVELOP IN UPSLOPE FLOW OUT TO
THE NORTHWEST MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WILL LEAVE
POPS AS IS FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

CCF PRELIMS...

ABI 067/085/066/091 5311
SJT 068/086/068/092 5311
JCT 076/088/066/092 3311

.SJT...NONE.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:30 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-
154-155-168>170-132315-

WEST CENTRAL TEXAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
230 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

THE PRIMARY RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM
BROWNWOOD TO CHRISTOVAL TO OZONA. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BIG COUNTRY INTO THE CONCHO VALLEY AND HEARTLAND
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. A COLD FRONT...LOCATED
OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AT MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY...WILL MOVE SOUTH
INTO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD
DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT AS IT APPROACHES.

WITH SUFFICIENT WIND SHEAR AND STRONG INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION...
SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE REGION...HEAVY RAIN WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

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Event by event

9 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jones

When: June 13, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Stamford
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.783

Hail, Jones

When: June 13, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 1 mi E of Anson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.750, -99.867

Hail, Jones

When: June 13, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 15 mi S of Anson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.533, -99.883

Hail, Taylor

When: June 13, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Tye
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.450, -99.867

Tornado, Taylor

When: June 13, 7:08 PM CST to 7:09 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Tye
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $500
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.450, -99.867

Eye witness at a truck stop in Tye saw the tornado coming at her. She alerted the people inside the truck stop to take shelter. She said the Tornado dissipated right before hitting the gas pumps.

Hail, Taylor

When: June 13, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Tye
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $150,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.450, -99.867

Baseball size hail moved through the community of Tye causing significant damage to homes and automobiles. Five people were injured by the hail and broken glass.

Hail, Taylor

When: June 13, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Dyess Afb
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 32.417, -99.850

Observer at Dyess Airforce Base reported two inch diameter hail.

Hail, Taylor

When: June 13, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, View
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.350, -99.883

A storm spotter reported damage to his home and several of his vehicles. This damage was caused by baseball size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Irion

When: June 13, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Irion County, 13 mi N of Mertzon
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.450, -100.817

Hail, Taylor

When: June 13, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Buffalo Gap
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.283, -99.817

Thunderstorm Wind, Irion

When: June 13, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Irion County, Mertzon
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.267, -100.817

High thunderstorm winds knocked down several power poles and caused roof damage to the school in Mertzon.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When: June 13, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, 1 mi S of Tankersly
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 31.333, -100.633

A storm spotter reported power lines knocked down due to high thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Haskell

When: June 13, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Haskell
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.167, -99.750

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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

Every storm in Texas in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 2002 Warnings in Texas, June 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: 5300976, 5300977, 5300978, 5300979, 5300980, 5300981, 5300982, 5300983, 5300984, 5300985, 5301183, 5301184, 5301185.