Texas, 2003

Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 9 to 10, 2003

June 9 to 10, 2003 · NWS EWX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
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 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 9, 8:00 PM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 8:00 PM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
900 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2003

A LINE OF CONVECTION HAGING TOUGH WHILE MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BIG
BEND. SHOULD BE ENTERING INTO VAL VERDE COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT...IF
IT CONTINUES INTENSITY.   HAVE UPPED VAL VERDES POPS SLIGHTLY
TONIGHT ON THE UPDATE OTHERWISE FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK.

02/18/PM

LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND PWS ON THE INCREASE...WITH 70S DEWPOINT TEMPS
WORKING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES ARE
FORECAST TO SHRINK BEGINNING TONIGHT...WITH LOW TEMPS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S...THEN HIGH TEMPS TOMORROW 20 DEGREES GREATER THAN
MINS.

CONVECTION FORMING OVER WEST TEXAS AND ALONG THE SIERRA MADRES MAY
GET ORGANIZED OVERNIGHT AND MOVE EAST ACROSS CWA SJT AND NORTHERN
CWA EWX ACCORDING TO THE LATEST GFS OUTPUT. WILL INCLUDE 10-30 POPS
TO COVER THIS...ALTHOUGH IS A BIT OF A HEDGE AS THE GFS APPEARS TO
SUFFER FROM CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK. DRYLINE ACTION LIKELY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS...BUT BETTER SHOT WEDNESDAY AS A
PATTERN EMERGES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS IN THE WESTERLIES. EVERYTHING
POINTS TO AN INCREASE IN POPS TOWARD THE WEEKEND...GIVEN THE
PREMENTIONED PATTERN...THEN A WEAKENING FLOW ALOFT MAKING DAYTIME
HEATING-TRIGGERED AIRMASS-TYPE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HOWEVER...WILL
MAINTAIN ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR NOW AND WAIT FOR MORE
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY FROM RECENTLY INCONSISTENT MEDIUM RANGE MODEL
SOLUTIONS.

11/01/DC

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
AUS 71 92 73 91 73  01112
DRT 75 95 76 95 76  11123
SAT 73 93 74 92 74  01112

.EWX...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 5:00 AM CST, 18 hours 30 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-101100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
600 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER...STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS VAL VERDE COUNTY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:29 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When
June 9, 11:30 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
Where
Val Verde County, Amistad Res East
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.417, -98.500

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 55 knots blew down trees at Lake Amistad.

Flash Flood, Real

When
June 10, 3:30 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
Where
Real County, South Portion
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.500, -101.000

Heavy rain began falling over southern Real County shortly after midnight. By 3 am CST, nearly 4 inches of rain had fallen over the area and low water crossings were beginning to collect water. At 330 am CST, SH337 was closed between Leakey and Camp Wood due to the high water. The rain ended over the county near 7 am CST and the flash flooding ended near 830 am CST.

Flash Flood, Bandera

When
June 10, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Bandera County, West Portion
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.747, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain began falling just after midnight in Bandera County, producing a general 1 to 2 inch rain over the western part of the County, with isolated totals of up to 5 inches. Flash flooding developed shortly before sunrise and continue through the early morning.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When
June 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:10 AM CST
Where
Bexar County, San Antonio
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and destroyed a $35K canopy at Wolff stadium in western San Antonio.

What these are

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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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

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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: 5361363, 5360471, 5360472, 5360473.