Hail, Webb
- When
- June 2, 7:43 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, 30 mi N of Laredo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 27.983, -99.467
Observed 5 miles SW of HWY 83 and HWY 44.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2003
An outflow boundary from earlier thunderstorms over the Texas Hill country moved south into the Rio Grande Plains early in the evening. Strong level convergence ahead of this outflow boundary combined with a moderately unstable airmass already in place to produce scattered strong thunderstorms over northern Webb county.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $33 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 happened
The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
An outflow boundary from earlier thunderstorms over the Texas Hill country moved south into the Rio Grande Plains early in the evening. Strong level convergence ahead of this outflow boundary combined with a moderately unstable airmass already in place to produce scattered strong thunderstorms over northern Webb county. The southern portion of an upper level storm system interacted with the storms helping the southern most storm to become predominant and a severe HP supercell. Quarter size hail was reported at this time over northern Webb county. The storm continued to gain strength as it moved south-southeast toward the city of Laredo. The storm moved into the North side of Laredo producing wind gusts to 70 mph. The storm continued on a southeast path across the Northeast side of Laredo then turned south moving over the Laredo International Airport. The storm continued south through the east side of the city along Loop 20. The storm finally weakened as it moved into extreme southwestern Webb county. An NWS Storm Survey concluded damage occured from straight line winds. The survey crew estimated the highest winds of 85 to 95 mph roughly centered 1 mile around the Laredo International Airport. 70 to 80 mph winds were estimated 4 miles north and south of the airport. The total damage path was approzimately 10 miles long with a width of 3 to 4 miles. No fatalities or injuries were reported.
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 Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 7:05 PM CST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 7:05 PM CST, 38 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 805 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003 UPDATE SENT TO REMOVE WATCH FROM THE FORECAST. STORMS REDEVELOPED ALONG THE OUTFLOW FROM STORMS NEAR SAT. THE LINE OF STORMS SAGGING SOUTHWARD THROUGH VCT AREA AT THIS TIME...BUT STORMS HAVE REMAINED JUST BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE HAS SHIFTED INTO THE WESTERN COUNTIES ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND COLLISION WITH THE SEABREEZE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS. STORMS HAVE FINALLY ERUPTED WEST OF COTULLA. WITH TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE 90S AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70...AIRMASS REMAINS MODERATELY UNSTABLE. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AS THEY MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE FAR WEST COUNTIES. CRP BB 077/093 077/090 077 20011 VCT BB 072/095 076/090 074 5-021 LRD BB 077/102 078/098 078 40011 89...TMT .CRP...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 7:15 PM CST, 28 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>247-031100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 815 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8PM... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ALTHOUGH THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE COASTAL BEND...THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENT ACROSS LASALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES AS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN COASTAL BEND. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED AREAWIDE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WIND...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS LASALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES THIS EVENING. JM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:15 PM CST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
TXZ229>234-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 315 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 800 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF BEE...GOLIAD...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN AND VICTORIA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE BEEVILLE...COTULLA... ENCINAL...GEORGE WEST...GOLIAD...SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS...TILDEN AND VICTORIA. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND THIS EVENING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF A DIME OR LARGER...STRONG WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AND EVEN TORNADOES. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...THEN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND LAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LAY FLAT DOWN ON THE GROUND...PREFERABLY IN A DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN SEVERE WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP TE
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 6:27 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
TXZ233-234-246-247-030130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 727 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH VICTORIA AND GOLIAD COUNTIES... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH THROUGH VICTORIA AND GOLIAD COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM. AT 722 PM...THE LINE OF STORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NORTHWEST OF EDNA TO NURSERY TO CHARCO. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF SMALL MARBLES. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH RAIN AMOUNTS GENERALLY AROUND 1/2 INCH WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 1 INCH. TMT
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Webb
- When
- June 2, 8:32 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Laredo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.467
Reported by TV Meteorologist on North side of Laredo.
Thunderstorm Wind, Webb
- When
- June 2, 8:38 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Laredo
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.467
Reported by TV Meteorologist on North side of Laredo.
Thunderstorm Wind, Webb
- When
- June 2, 8:40 PM CST to 8:44 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Laredo
- Measured
- 83 kt (95 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $33 million
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.467
A NWS storm survey team observed the most severe damage at the Laredo International Airport and homes and businesses surrounding the airport. $750,000 in damage was done to city owned buildings at the airport. An estimated $2 million in damage was done to privately owned buildings and hangars on airport grounds. Twenty five aircraft were damaged, most in hangars which failed. A parked Boeing 737 was blown off a runway and through a chain linked fence. An American Eagle plane suffered punctures when a jet way was flipped over into it. The main terminal building suffered minor roof damage. Runways were closed until the next morning so crews could survey them for damage. Thirty two homes, mobile home and apartments sustained major damage along the path of the storm in Laredo. A total of $3.5 million in damage was done to buildings and facilities belonging to the City of Laredo. Twenty five thousand homes were left without power that night. Power officials reported 40 electrical poles snapped in half.
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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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 2, 2003
More
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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: 5364183, 5364184, 5364185, 5364186.