Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2003

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2003
Start: 2003-06-02T15:40
End: 2003-06-02T16:20
Location: Texas

June 2, 2003 · NWS EWX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20 million
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 Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 2:25 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 2:25 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
325 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003

SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE OVER CENTRAL TEXAS MOVING SOUTHEAST WITH
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN HILL COUNTRY. THIS
SHORT WAVE (AND RESULTING CONVECTION) SHOULD MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN
AREAS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND PUSH OUT OF AREA BY LATE EVENING.
RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND BOUNDARIES LEFT FROM THIS ACTIVITY MAY BE
ENOUGH FOR WIDELY SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON OVER
HILLS AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF CWA...THOUGH UPPER DYNAMICS WEAK.

CONTINUED WEAKENING OF UPPER RIDGE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
PROVIDE MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
STORMS AS MOIST SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL GULF FLOW CONTINUES.

ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS FRIDAY
WITH WEAK TROFFINESS OVER SOUTH TEXAS AND CONTINUED CHANCES FOR
RAIN. RESIDUAL MOISTURE MAY AGAIN HELP DEVELOP SHOWERS...STORMS OVER
THE WEEKEND WITH ACTIVITY TAPERING OFF BY NEXT MONDAY AS WESTERLIES
SET UP OVER AREA.

PRELIMS...
AUS BE 072/093 072/092 073 02322 0000/0000/0000
    EEBBB 087/072 087/066 086/069 094/070 093 33233322220
DRT BE 077/095 075/094 075 02012 0000/0000/0000
    EEBBB 093/074 091/069 090/073 097/074 096 22222222220
SAT BE 076/095 075/090 074 02322 0000/0000/0000
    EEBBB 088/073 087/067 087/071 092/072 091 22233322220

.EWX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #462 FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS TIL 23Z.
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #464 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TIL 01Z.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:30 AM CST, 11 hours 10 minutes before

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-031100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
530 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...AND MOIST GULF AIR WILL BRING A SLIGHT
RISK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREAT AREA IS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF TEXAS HIGHWAY 71...FROM LLANO
TO AUSTIN TO LA GRANGE. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. THE PRIMARY THREAT TIME IS FROM 2 TO 7 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. THERE IS AN OUTSIDE
CHANCE A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...BUT NO WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:08 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
408 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003

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

0254 PM    HORSESHOE BAY             TX   TORNADO
06/02/03   LLANO                          REPORTED BY LCRA
SPOTTER

0400 PM    SISTERDALE                TX   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/02/03   KENDALL                        REPORTED BY CO-OP
                                          OBSERVERS

JPB

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:39 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hays

When: June 2, 3:40 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
Where: Hays County, San Marcos
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 29.900, -97.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Hays

When: June 2, 3:45 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hays County, 3 mi NW of San Marcos
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $7.0 million
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 29.933, -97.933

A line of thunderstorms formed along a cold front in central Texas and moved quickly southward. As the storms moved through Hays County, they produced a downburst that struck the town of San Marcos and spread southeastward into Caldwell County. An NWS Storm Survey Team reported numerous large tree limbs of diameter from 6 to 12 inches broken or blown over in San Marcos and along the I-35 corridor. Blown over trees and limbs were generally pointed toward a southeast direction. Many business signs and awnings were damaged along with roof damage to several businesses. Metal or tin roof in some businesses was peeled off on the side of the incoming high winds. Based on the damage and its pattern, it appeared that damage was the result of straight line winds indicative of a strong downburst estimated at 60 knots or greater. The strong winds also toppled over a semi truck. At Dudley Johnson Park the winds knocked over portable toilets and blew down numerous trees across the roads. Total damage in the town was estimated at $7 million.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: June 2, 4:00 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
Where: Caldwell County, 4 mi NW of Martindale
Measured: 90 kt (104 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $13 million
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 29.883, -97.867

As the downburst crossed the Hays County line into Caldwell County, it struck the San Marcos Airport located in extreme eastern Caldwell County. The severe winds caused nearly $7 million in damages to hangars and to between 25 and 30 general aviation aircraft. As it exited the airport, the downburst moved across the Gary Job Corps Center, damaging buildings and knocking over trees. An additional $5 million damage was estimated at the campus. The downburst moved past the campus, across open country and through the town of Martindale. Amateur Radio operators reported trees blown down and damage to numerous roofs, vehicles and fences from west of Martindale and throughout the town. Winds in the event at the airport were estimated at between 80 and 90 knots.

What these are

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

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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: 5359455, 5359456, 5359457.