3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 19, 4:22 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 345 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002 ALTHOUGH SPRING OFFICIALLY BEGINS TOMARROW MARCH 20TH THIS YEAR AT 116 PM CST...STORMY SPRINGLIKE WEATHER HAS ALL READY STARTED OVER WESTERN PART OF S CNTRL TX AND IS EXPECTED TO CONT TO DEVELOP EASTWARD IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT. LINGERING RAIN MAY CONTINUE JUST AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. UPPER-LEVEL LOW FCST TO TRACK ACROSS AND TO THE NORTH OF S CNTL TX TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED. STRONG LIFT AND INSTABILITY WITH THIS MID TO LATE MARCH 2002 SYSTEM BODES VERY WELL FOR RAIN AND ALSO THE POSSIBLITY OF STORMY CONDITIONS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THE UPPER-LEVEL LOWS PATH AND EVOLUTION OF THIS EVENT WITH ITS ASSOCIATED PACIFIC FRONT IS SIMILIAR TO THE RAIN EVENTS OF THE FALL 2001...ALTHOUGH THE INGREDIANTS THAT COME TOGETHER LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL REFLECT A UNIQUENESS IN CHAOS TO MARCH 19 AND EARLY MARCH 20...2002. DRYLINE VCNTY DRT WITH COOLER PACIFIC AIR WEST OF DRT...THEN TO THE NORTH COMING ACORSS THE TX PANHANDLE AND NM IS MODIFIED CONTINENTAL COOL AIR MOVING SOUTH. ACROSS S CNTL TX CONTINUED SELY WINDS HAVE PUMPED ENOUGH LOW LVL MSTR INTO LOW PRES SYS TO THE WEST AND SFC WINDS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE MORE ISOLOBARIC INTO THE LOW TO THE WEST. ALL INGREDIANTS THAT FAVOR VERY GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT CONTINUE...WITH RISK OF STORMY WEATHER. WL CONT TO REFLECT THESE TRENDS IN FORECASTS. AS FOR WEDNESDAY...EXPECT DECREASING CLOUDS AND MORE SUNSHINE AND FOR THURSDAY A CLEAR DAY. BY FRIDAY A SURGE OF COOL AIR FROM THE NORTHEAST AFFECTS AREA FOLLOWED BY RETURN FLOW PATTERN ON SATURDAY...CAUSING INCREASING CLOUDS. ANOTHER PSBL RAIN MAKING S/W TROF PASSES OVER AREA SUNDAY IN A PATTERN SIMILIAR TO SUNDAY MARCH 10TH...AND POSSIBLY ON MONDAY MARCH 25TH. WILL SHOW SLIGHT CHC OF RAIN SUN AND MON. ON TUESDAY...LARGER SCALE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST SHOWS BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN AND SHOWERS. MEDIUM RANGE DATA FOR NEXT WEEK HAS DIVERGED SOME FROM EARLIER SOLUTIONS...THAT TRIED TO SHOW COOLER AIR SPILLING ACROSS AREA NEXT WEEK. THIS COULD STILL HAPPEN...HOWEVER STORMY NATURE OF WESTERLIES MAY CUTOFF SOME OF THE COOL AIRS MOVEMENT SOUTH...AND BRING CHANCE OF RAIN TO AREA SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. WILL CONT TO LOOK FOR A TREND...HOWEVER STORMY CHAOS OF EARLY SPRING WESTERLIES WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE FOR TRENDLESS PATTERNS. IN THE MEANTIME A RAIN EVENT AND STORMY AT TIMES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MORE SUNSHINE WEDNESDAY...AND NEAR 12 HOURS OF SUNSHINE THURSDAY OR CLOSE TO 100 PERCENT OF POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR COORD WITH NWS FTW...CRP AND SPC TODAY. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... AUS NU 054/066 040/070 041 08+30 DRT BU 052/075 044/077 045 08800 SAT NU 056/070 044/073 044 08+10= .EWX...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...EXCEPT LEE...FAYETTE...LAVACA...GONZALES...DEWITT AND KARNES COUNTIES. NOAA/NWS AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-192200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 100 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002 ...DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS A 100 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE WESTERN COUNTIES OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...SOME STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...WITH SOME STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE. AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN FOCUS FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE TO THE NORTH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO AND THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING... WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR SPREADING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY. 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
225 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0202 PM PANDALE 4 S TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
03/19/02 VAL VERDE
0204 PM PANDALE TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
03/19/02 VAL VERDE
WRTXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-192300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 300 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS REGION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BANDERA...EDWARDS...GILLESPIE...KERR...KINNEY...LLANO... MAVERICK...REAL...UVALDE...VAL VERDE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BANDERA...BRACKETTVILLE...DEL RIO... EAGLE PASS...FREDERICKSBURG...KERRVILLE...LEAKEY...LLANO... ROCKSPRINGS...UVALDE AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN FOCUS FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE TO THE NORTH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO AND THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING... WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR SPREADING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY. 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.
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-200000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 400 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH TORNADOS...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL... COMAL...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL... TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON...ZAVALA. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...BANDERA...BASTROP... BOERNE...BRACKETTVILLE...BURNET...CARRIZO SPRINGS...CRYSTAL CITY... DEL RIO...EAGLE PASS...FLORESVILLE...FREDERICKSBURG...GEORGETOWN... HONDO...JOHNSON CITY...JOURDANTON...KERRVILLE...LEAKEY...LLANO... LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...PEARSALL...ROCKSPRINGS...SAN ANTONIO...SAN MARCOS...SEGUIN...UVALDE AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING. SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO AND THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING... WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR SPREADING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY. 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.
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe winds caused spotty damage, mainly in the eastern half of Uvalde County, where they knocked down trees, blew down a dozen power lines, and caused damage to roofs in the area. Damage was also reported to windows in the eastern part of the county.
Large hail, propelled by high winds, caused widespread damage to roofs and glass in the east part of the county.
A boy who had been bow-hunting outdoors was hit by the large hail. He was knocked unconscious, but recovered shortly after being taken to a hospital.
A small and short-lived tornado was observed near Sabinal by a law enforcement officer. Reports of the tornado were also called in by the public. It struck approximately 3 miles northwest of Sabinal and tracked toward the east northeast before dissipating. The tornado did not cause any significant damage. It was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 2002Warnings in Texas, March 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: 5285301, 5285302, 5285373, 5285374, 5285375.