7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 15, 7:45 PM CST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 845 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2002 SHORT RANGE...NEXRAD RADAR LOOKING CLEAR ATTM AS THIS EVENINGS ACTIVITY HAS DISSIPATED WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. SOME ACTIVITY REACHED SEVERE CRITERIA AS IT MOVED INTO A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND BETTER INFLOW TO THE SOUTH. WATER VAPOR/INFRARED LOOP SHOWING A SOLID UPPER RIDGE AXIS STILL EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL MEXICAN PLATEAU. IN RESPONSE TO THIS...OUR UPPER FLOW WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DISCUSSION...AN MCS IS NOW FORMING UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND OKLAHOMA REGION...MOVING SOUTHEAST. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PACIFIC MOISTURE INFLUX WITH UPPER RIDGE ATTM. HOWEVER BOTH THE ETA AND MESO ETA MODELS DROP A DECENT SHORTWAVE DOWN ACROSS NORTHEAST SECTIONS LATE IN THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH DESTABILIZATION AND SURFACE INFLOW FROM THE GULF COULD CREATE AN MCS MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME OF THIS ACTION COULD BACKBUILD WESTWARD TOWARD EVENING. WITH THE PATTERN SET UP AS SUCH...WELL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE IN FOR TONIGHT. ADD IN 20 POPS FOR WESTERN ZONES AND 30 TO 40 POP FOR EASTERN LOCALES FOR SUNDAY. NO OTHER CHANGES PLANNED. .EWX...NONE 23
TXZ171>173-188>194-205>209-223-225-161300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1230 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2002 A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST THIS MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A COOL NORTHERLY FLOW AT THE UPPER LEVELS AND SOUTHERLY WARM MOIST AIR AT THE LOWER LEVELS HAS PRODUCED AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTH TEXAS. A LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER NORTH TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD AND SKIRT THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...LARGE HAIL THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER AND LARGER... AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE THREATENED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON WEATHER THREATS IN SURROUNDING AREAS...PLEASE REFER TO OUTLOOKS FROM OFFICES IN MIDLAND/ODESSA...SAN ANGELO...FORT WORTH...HOUSTON/GALVESTON AND CORPUS CHRISTI.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Roofs were torn off homes by severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 to 60 knots.
Widespread wind damage was reported to trees, outbuildings and to roofs of homes.
Trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.
Several large trees were knocked over by severe thunderstorm winds in and around the Elgin area. Windows were also broken out in homes by large limbs knocked off trees.
Trees were blown down 3 miles west of the intersection of US290 and SH21 near Paige.
Trees were blown over by severe thunderstorm winds along US21 between Lincoln and Manheim.
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, June 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: 5293857, 5293858, 5293860, 5293859, 5293861, 5293862, 5293863.