Texas, 2002

Damaging Winds in Texas, June 26 to 29, 2002

June 26 to 29, 2002 · NWS CRP · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • 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
5

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 Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 4:56 PM CST, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 4:56 PM CST, 39 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
556 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2002

INTERACTION OF SEABREEZE CONVECTION AND HILL COUNTRY
CONVECTION(ASSOCIATED WITH CYCLONIC SHERA AXIS) WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING HOURS GIVEN SUFFICIENT BOUNDARY LAYER
MOISTURE/FORCING/INSTABILITY. WILL MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS
AND INCREASE WIND SPEEDS GIVEN STRONGER SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT.

.CRP...NONE.

85/86

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 4:38 PM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
538 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0535 PM    MATHIS                    TX    MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/26/02   SAN PATRICIO

0535 PM    MATHIS                    TX   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/26/02   SAN PATRICIO

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Local storm report, Jun 26, 5:20 PM CST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
620 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0535 PM    MATHIS                    TX   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/26/02   SAN PATRICIO

0555 PM    SANDIA                    TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/26/02   JIM WELLS                      1 TREE DOWN WITH TSTM
                                           WIND GUST BY TRAINED SPOTTER

BB

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:37 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, San Patricio

When
June 26, 5:35 PM CST
Where
San Patricio County, Mathis
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
28.100, -97.833

Winds over 60 mph

Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells

When
June 26, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Jim Wells County, Sandia
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down...quarter size hail

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When
June 26, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Duval County, San Diego
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
27.681, -98.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball size hail

Thunderstorm Wind, Goliad

When
June 26, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Goliad County, Fannin
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
28.700, -97.233

60 mph wind

Thunderstorm Wind, Victoria

When
June 29, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Victoria County, Mission Vly
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
28.900, -97.200

Wind damage to Ham radio tower

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 5302690, 5302691, 5302692, 5302693, 5302738.