1 tropical storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jul 15, 7:49 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
849 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
HAVE DONE A QUICK UPDATE TO MOVE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WESTWARD TO
MATCH THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE.
ANOTHER UPDATE COMING PENDING THE EXPIRATION OF TORNADO WATCH. WILL
ALSO LIKELY RECONFIGURE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH BASED ON THE LATEST
GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. WILL UPDATE GRIDS WITH
ISSUANCE OF NEW FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
PRELIMS...
AUS 070/088 073/092 072 54341
DRT 073/085 073/093 074 89852
SAT 071/089 071/091 074 98541
.EWX...HIGH WIND TONIGHT FOR ATASCOSA... FRIO... DIMMIT AND
ZAVALA COUNTIES.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ENTIRE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AREA
INCLUDING THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY.
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
TONIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA.
13/03TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-160030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 604 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 715 PM FOR KARNES COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTY... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ATASCOSA... KARNES WILSON... DEWITT... GONZALES AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ATASCOSA... DEWITT KARNES... LAVACA AND WILSON COUNTIES... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS NOW CENTERED BETWEEN GEORGE WEST AND BEEVILLE MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ATASCOSA...FRIO...ZAVALA...DIMMIT AND MAVERICK COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS EFFECT OVERNIGHT AS THE OUTER CONVECTIVE BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AWAY FROM THE CENTER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. HIGHER TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE STORM TRACK. CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A HEAVY RAIN EVENT. SOME SOILS REMAIN MOIST FROM RAINS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS...AND RUNOFF COULD BECOME RAPID. PERSONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-160100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 703 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM FOR KARNES... ATASCOSA... DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTY... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ATASCOSA... KARNES WILSON... DEWITT... GONZALES AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ATASCOSA... DEWITT KARNES... LAVACA AND WILSON COUNTIES... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS NOW CENTERED 65 MILES SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ATASCOSA...FRIO...ZAVALA...DIMMIT AND MAVERICK COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS EFFECT OVERNIGHT AS THE OUTER CONVECTIVE BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AWAY FROM THE CENTER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. HIGHER TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE STORM TRACK. CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A HEAVY RAIN EVENT. SOME SOILS REMAIN MOIST FROM RAINS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS...AND RUNOFF COULD BECOME RAPID. PERSONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-160200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 749 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 930 PM FOR KARNES... ATASCOSA... DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY UNTIL 915 PM FOR BEXAR AND WILSON COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTY... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ATASCOSA... KARNES WILSON... DEWITT... GONZALES AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ATASCOSA... DEWITT KARNES... LAVACA AND WILSON COUNTIES... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS CENTERED ABOUT 65 MILES SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ATASCOSA...FRIO...ZAVALA...DIMMIT AND MAVERICK COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS EFFECT OVERNIGHT AS THE OUTER CONVECTIVE BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AWAY FROM THE CENTER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. HIGHER TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE STORM TRACK. CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A HEAVY RAIN EVENT. SOME SOILS REMAIN MOIST FROM RAINS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS...AND RUNOFF COULD BECOME RAPID. PERSONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
843 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0333 PM HALLETTSVILLE TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 LAVACA TREES DOWN AND POWER
OUTAGE
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0530 PM KARNES CITY TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 KARNES TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0700 PM CUERO TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 DEWITT POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0730 PM RUNGE TX FLASH FLOODS
07/15/03 KARNES ROADS CLOSED
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0731 PM JOURDANTON TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 ATASCOSA 1 FATALITY
TREE BLOWN OVER ON
VICTIM BY HIGH WIND
REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0740 PM JOURDANTON TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 ATASCOSA POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
DCThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Former Hurricane Claudette, now Tropical Storm Claudette, produced winds unofficially estimated at 50 to 60 mph over Dimmit County. The winds knocked down trees and caused minor damage to homes, mainly in the southern part of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2003The 2003 hurricane season
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: 5379106.