Texas, 2002

Damaging Winds in Texas, June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002 · NWS FWD · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 8:07 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 8:07 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
907 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2002

CONVECTIVE CLUSTER OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS IS NEARING OUR NORTHWEST CWA
AT THIS TIME. MODEST INSTABILITY AND WEAK LOW-MID LEVEL WIND FIELDS
HAVE LIMITED THE OVERALL INTENSITY OF THE ACTIVITY THIS
EVENING...BUT ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BE STRONG IN OUR AREA
OVERNIGHT. HAVE UPPED THE POPS A BIT ACROSS THE WEST WHERE CURRENT
TRENDS AND LATEST SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE ALL SUGGEST RAINFALL IS
A GOOD BET OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE NO MAJOR CHANGES TO CURRENT
FORECAST.

.FWD...NONE.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 8:33 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-050900-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
933 PM CDT TUE JUN 4 2002

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS LATE THIS
EVENING...WILL MOVE ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS
NOT ANTICIPATED...ISOLATED STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL. BECAUSE THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY. SLIGHTLY
COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONATAL PASSAGE FOR THURSDAY.

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:14 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When
June 4, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Montague County, Nocona
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.800, -97.750

Numerous trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When
June 4, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Montague County, Montague
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.667, -97.717

Numerous trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When
June 4, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Cooke County, Muenster
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
33.650, -97.383

One large tree and two small trees were blown down by high winds.

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.

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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: 5298605, 5298604, 5298606.