Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16, 2002
Start: 2002-06-16T03:10
End: 2002-06-16T05:55
Location: Texas

June 16, 2002 · NWS HGX · 16 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $173,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 Jun 16, 2:49 AM CST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:49 AM CST, 21 minutes before

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
345 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2002

MCS APPROACHING NRN ZONES ATTM AND WILL MOVE ACROSS SE TX NEXT FEW
HOURS. PER SFC ANALYSIS...SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO INCREASINGLY MOIST
AIRMASS AND IR IMAGERY SHOWS COOLING CLOUD TOPS OVER CENTRAL TX. PER
COORDINATION CALL WITH SPC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL BE
ISSUED FOR ENTIRE CWA UNTIL 13Z. DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO THE THE
PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT. BASED ON CURRENT MOVEMENT OF MCS...EXPECT
STORMS WILL OFF THE UPPER COAST BY WATCH EXPIRATION.

00Z MODELS...ESPECIALLY AVN...HAVE POORLY HANDLED LOCATION/MOVEMENT
OF MCS VORT ACROSS TEXAS TONIGHT...SO NOT CONFIDENT WITH THEIR
SOLUTIONS LATER TODAY/TONIGHT. SHOULD SEE A LITTLE CLEARING THIS
AFTN IN WAKE OF SYSTEM. LEFTOVER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES COULD SERVE AS
FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SCATTERED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. GIVEN STEEP LAPSE RATES AND STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS IN
PLACE...WILL KEEP MENTION OF SEVERE IN FCST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS SE TX LATE TNGT/MONDAY BRINGING IN
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIRMASS. WILL STICK WITH 00Z ETA WHICH STALLS FRONT
ALONG COAST MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SEABREEZE KICKS IN DURING THE
AFTERNOON. PWS DROP TO AROUND 1.4 INCHES MONDAY BUT WITH ACTIVE
SEABREEZE EXPECTED WILL LEAVE CHANCE POPS IN FOR CENTRAL
ZONES/COAST. LONG RANGE MODELS IN AGREEMENT ON 500 MB SHEAR AXIS
DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL GULF COAST BY MIDWEEK. THIS FEATURE SLIDES
SLOWLY WESTWARD...REACHING SE TX THU/FRI. WILL UP POPS TO CHANCE
CATEGORY AGAIN THU/FRI AS PWS CLIMB BACK UP TO AROUND 1.6-1.7
INCHES. EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPS FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

35/46

.HGX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENTIRE CWA UNTIL 13Z.
       SCA ALL WATERS FOR TODAY.

PRELIMS...
CLL EB 087/066 093/070 093 732
IAH EB 087/068 091/070 091 733
GLS EB 085/075 088/078 088 733

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:22 AM CST, 48 minutes before

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-161300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
322 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL
800 AM...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 800 AM THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERTORMS
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS 55 MPH OR HIGHER AS WELL
AS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS
TIME. THIS COMBINED WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IS CAUSING THE SEVERE
WEATHER POTENTIAL. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON.

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The radar

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Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos

When: June 16, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Brazos County, Bryan
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.667, -96.367

Trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleson

When: June 16, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Burleson County, Somerville
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.350, -96.533

Trees blown down; one on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleson

When: June 16, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Burleson County, Caldwell
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.533, -96.683

Trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 16, 3:31 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Burton
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.183, -96.600

Trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 16, 3:31 AM CST to 3:45 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Countywide
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.233, -96.433

Trees blown down countywide...including in Brenham at FM 289 and Old Mill Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When: June 16, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Walker County, New Waverly
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.533, -95.500

Trees blown down at FM 1374.

Thunderstorm Wind, Waller

When: June 16, 3:58 AM CST
Where: Waller County, Waller
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.050, -95.917

Trees down along C Street.

Lightning, Washington

When: June 16, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Washington County, 5 mi WSW of Burton
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 30.215, -96.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning caused fire that destroyed 25 to 50% of Carmine Feed and Fertilizer in Carmine.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: June 16, 4:30 AM CST to 4:45 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.333, -95.467

Trees blown down across the entire county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: June 16, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Harris County, Alief
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.717, -95.600

Trees blown down in the Mission Glen Subdivision.

Hail, Fort Bend

When: June 16, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Fort Bend County, Clodine
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.700, -95.683

Thunderstorm Wind, Fort Bend

When: June 16, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Fort Bend County, Clodine
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.700, -95.683

Large limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When: June 16, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Wharton County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.317, -96.250

Trees blown down from Wharton to El Campo...some fell on houses and cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When: June 16, 5:50 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County, Sweeny
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.050, -95.700

Trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When: June 16, 5:50 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County, Damon
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.283, -95.750

Trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: June 16, 5:55 AM CST
Where: Harris County, Morgans Pt
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION
Coordinates: 29.667, -95.000

55 knot gust recorded by PORTS station.

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5305285, 5305286, 5305287, 5305288, 5305289, 5305290, 5305291, 5305299, 5305292, 5305293, 5305294, 5305295, 5305300, 5305296, 5305297, 5305298.