Texas, 2002

Damaging Winds in Texas, June 29, 2002

June 29, 2002 · NWS HGX · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$94,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 29, 8:30 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 8:30 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
930 AM CDT SAT JUN 29 2002

RADAR/SAT PIX SHOW LONG FETCH OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE EXTENDING
FROM THE MATAGORDA BAY AREA SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF TO OFF TAMPICO.
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRANSPORTED NORTH ALONG THE MODERATE H85
FLOW. WESTERN HALF OF CWA SHOULD SEE THE HEAVIEST PRECIP TODAY...BUT
SINCE THEY HAVENT SEEN TOO MUCH THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WERE NOT
ANTICIPATING ANY WIDESPREAD FLOOD PROBLEMS ATTM. WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THOUGH WITH PWS AROUND 2.3 AND 88-D ESTIMATED RAINFALL
RATES UP TO 3/HOUR CURRENTLY IN THE GULF. MODELS WANT TO ADVECT
SOME DRIER LLVL AIR INTO THE ERN ZONES THIS AFTN...BUT WITH
WIDESPREAD COVERAGE ALREADY THERE ITS KINDA HARD TO KNOCK THE POPS
DOWN. MAY NEED TO DO AN AFTERNOON UPDATE IF IT DOES TAPER DOWN THEN.
OTHERWISE...ONGOING ZONES IN GOOD SHAPE AND SEE NO NEED FOR AN
UPDATE RIGHT NOW.

WILL RAISE THE SCA FLAGS FOR THE MARINE UPDATE AS GRADIENT HAS
TIGHTENED OFF THE COAST.

47/43/TF

.HGX...SCA BAYS AND GULF 0-60 NM.

PRELIMS...
CLL TE 088/074 090/073 091 745
IAH TB 084/074 087/073 090 745
GLS TB 083/076 085/077 086 745

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:47 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When
June 29, 10:47 AM CST
Where
Brazoria County, 2 mi S of Angleton
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.150, -95.433

Wind damage to a home at FM 523 and CR 804.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fort Bend

When
June 29, 11:22 AM CST
Where
Fort Bend County, 3 mi N of Sugarland
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.667, -95.633

Wind damage to homes in the Salida Del Sol Subdivision (key map 527K), powerlines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
June 29, 12:00 PM CST to 12:15 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Countywide
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.833, -95.450

Trees blown down countywide. Key map locations 533C, 492P, 454K, 494D, 493S, 492N, 538F, 572E, 618C). Trees blown onto houses at Fry Rd and FM 529.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
June 29, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Magnolia
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.217, -95.750

Powerlines blown down on FM 2978.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
June 29, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, New Caney
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.150, -95.200

Trees blown down along FM 1485.

Thunderstorm Wind, Waller

When
June 29, 12:37 PM CST
Where
Waller County, Hempstead
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
30.100, -96.083

13 trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When
June 29, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Walker County, 1 mi W of Huntsville
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.717, -95.583

Trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 29, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 1 mi S of Madisonville
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.933, -95.883

Trees blown down.

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

More

Every storm in Texas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5305302, 5305303, 5305304, 5305306, 5305305, 5305385, 5305307, 5305384.