Hail in Texas, May 30, 2002

Name: Hail in Texas, May 30, 2002
Start: 2002-05-30T14:09
End: 2002-05-30T17:23
Location: Texas

May 30, 2002 · NWS BRO · 8 events in 2 counties and zones

8 hail, 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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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 30, 1:00 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 1:00 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
200 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2002

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS CONVERGENCE ALONG EXISTING
BOUNDARIES/SEABREEZE COMBINES WITH AFTERNOON HEATING AND A WEAK
IMPULSE MOVING SOUTH OVER THE HILL COUNTRY TOWARD DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY. MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN AGREEMENT WITH POSITIONING OF THE
UPPER LOW...CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE SHORT-MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHEAR THIS SYSTEM OUT OVER THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP SOME MID-UPPER LVL
MOISTURE IN PLACE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PCPN. WITH DIURNAL HEATING AND ANY WEAK IMPULSES
MOVING AROUND THE WEAKENING MID-UPPER LOW...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN CWA. NO
CHANGES PLANNED TO THE EXTENDED ATTM.

.MARINE...NO CHANGES PLANNED ATTM

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
BRO BE 073/089 071/091 073 30/20/10/10/05
HRL BE 071/089 070/092 071 30/20/10/10/05
MFE BE 070/094 071/095 072 30/20/10/10/05
RGC BE 073/094 068/097 070 30/20/10/10/05
SPI BE 077/084 076/085 077 30/20/10/10/05

SYNOPTIC...MCGUIRE.55
MARINE-AVIATION...MILLER.54
ABBOTT/MARTINEZ

INTERNET ADDRESS...WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BRO

.BRO...NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 9:27 AM CST, 4 hours 42 minutes before

TXZ248>257-310000-

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...CORRECTED TO REMOVE THE WORD
THREAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
900 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2002

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS MEANS THAT SOME WELL ORGANIZED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE LOW.

LARGE HAIL AND STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE
MAIN SEVERE WEATHER DANGER...HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE
RULED OUT. ISOLATED HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCAL
FLOODING AS WELL.

THIS MORNING...STRONG HEATING...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...AND A
DESTABILIZED ATMOSPHERE ARE PROVIDING CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO
CONVECTION TODAY. AS UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE OVER...THUNDERSTORMS
ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES CREATED BY DISSIPATING
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. IF A SEA BREEZE
DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON...ANOTHER FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
PRESENT.

RESIDENTS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. SPOTTER GROUPS
AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER
DEVELOPMENTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

FROM SPC...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH INTO THE
WEST GULF LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES/4-CORNERS REGION. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA...AS SURFACE DEWPOINTS THIS MORNING
WERE IN THE 60S TO AROUND 70. WITH AFTERNOON HEATING...TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY CLIMB INTO THE 80S AND 90S...RESULTING IN A VERY
UNSTABLE AIR MASS. SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE PRESENCE OF SEVERAL
BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE AREA...WHICH WILL AID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST WIND PROFILES SHOW FLOW ON THE ORDER
OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AT 500 MB...PRODUCING FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE
PRIMARY THREAT. THERE MAY ALSO BE SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL TURNING TO
SUPPORT ISOLATED TORNADOES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH DIURNAL COOLING AND
STABILIZATION.

MILLER

Special weather statement, May 30, 11:01 AM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before

TXZ248>257-310000-

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1201 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2002

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS MEANS THAT SOME WELL ORGANIZED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE LOW.

LARGE HAIL AND STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE
MAIN SEVERE WEATHER DANGER. ISOLATED HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE
SOME LOCAL FLOODING AS WELL.

STRONG HEATING...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...AND A DESTABILIZED
ATMOSPHERE ARE PROVIDING CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CONVECTION TODAY.
AS UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE OVER...THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP.
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES CREATED BY DISSIPATING THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. IF A SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS THIS
AFTERNOON...ANOTHER FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRESENT.

RESIDENTS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. SPOTTER GROUPS
AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER
DEVELOPMENTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

FROM SPC...A FAVORABLE DEEP SHEAR AND LOW TO MID LEVEL LAPSE RATE
ENVIRONMENT FOR SUPERCELLS WILL EXIST OVER SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. DEEP
MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE...WHILE A BIT LIMITED...WILL BE
SUFFICIENT FOR THUNDERSTORMS...ASSUMING THAT INITIATION CAN OCCUR.
LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN WEAK.
MID LEVEL CONVECTION DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS COULD MARK
THE PRESENCE OF A WEAK UPPER IMPULSE...OR MAY SIMPLY INDICATE A
POCKET OF REGIONALLY ENHANCED MID LEVEL MOISTURE. AT ANY
RATE...GIVEN EXPECTED STRONG SURFACE HEATING...CONVERGENCE ON WEAK
BOUNDARIES MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO INITIATE A FEW STORMS OVER THE
REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN ATTENDANT DANGER FOR LARGE
HAIL/HIGH WINDS.

MILLER

Local storm report, May 30, 1:35 PM CST, 34 minutes before

SATLSRBRO ALL
TTAA00 KBRO DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
235 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2002

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

0231 PM    1 NW WESLACO              TX   TORNADO
05/30/02   HIDALGO                        CONFIRMED F0 TORNADO AS
                                          DETERMINED BY OFFICIAL
                                          NWS STORM SURVEY.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, May 30, 2:09 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
309 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2002

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

0309 PM    12 NNW EL SAUZ            TX   .75 INCH HAIL
05/30/02   STARR                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 177 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:07 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Starr

When: May 30, 2:09 PM CST
Where: Starr County, 12 mi NNW of El Sauz
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 26.750, -98.933

0.75 inch hail was observed by trained storm spotter

Hail, Starr

When: May 30, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Starr County, El Sauz
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 26.583, -98.867

1 inch hail reported by storm spotter in El Sauz

Hail, Starr

When: May 30, 2:37 PM CST
Where: Starr County, Rio Grande City Arpt
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 26.417, -98.850

1 inch hail reported by Law Enforcement Official

Hail, Starr

When: May 30, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Starr County, 3 mi E of Roma
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 26.417, -98.967

0.75 inch hail observed by Fire and Rescue

Hail, Starr

When: May 30, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Starr County, Rosita
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 26.400, -98.917

1.75 inch hail reported by Fire and Rescue

Hail, Starr

When: May 30, 2:51 PM CST
Where: Starr County, 1 mi W of Rio Grande City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 26.383, -98.833

Law Enforcement Officials reported 1.75 inch hail

Hail, Jim Hogg

When: May 30, 2:52 PM CST
Where: Jim Hogg County, 1 mi SSW of Hebbronville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 27.300, -98.683

Border Patrol reported golf ball hail southwest of Hebbronville

Hail, Starr

When: May 30, 5:23 PM CST
Where: Starr County, Garciasville
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 26.317, -98.700

2.00 inch hail reported by trained storm spotter

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, May 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: 5299726, 5299727, 5299728, 5299729, 5299730, 5299813, 5299814, 5299815.