Texas, 2004

Damaging Wind in Texas, June 2, 2004

June 2, 2004 · NWS HGX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 10:00 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 10:00 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
11 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2004

.DISCUSSION...
NEW ZONES OUT FOR SEVERE TSTM WATCH FOR SE CONTIES (E OF I-45).
GETTING TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS NE COUNTIES. ONLY MARGINALLY SEVERE
WINDS...BUT WET GROUND FROM PREVIOUS RAINS ISNT TAKING MUCH WIND
FOR THEM TO FALL.

PREV DISCUSSION:
NEW ZONES ABOUT TO GO OUT WITH SVR TSTM WATCH #388 ACROSS NE
COUNTIES. DOES IT FEEL LIKE WEVE DONE THIS BEFORE?

PREV DISC:
LINE OF STORMS IN N TX QUICKLY MAKING THEIR WAY SOUTH.
NICE COOL POOL IN ITS WAKE SHOULD ALLOW IT TO KEEP GOING FOR A GOOD
WHILE. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK...WE SHOULD SEE THE LINE APPROACH OUR
NRN CWA AROUND 11 PM OR A LITTLE BEFORE. LIKE LAST NIGHT...STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS SHOULD BE PRIMARY SEVERE WX THREAT.

WILL ISSUE AN EARLY UPDATE. WILL CLEAN UP THE ZONE GROUPINGS AND
BUMP POPS UP TO LIKELY FOR ALL BUT COASTAL COUNTIES. WILL MENTION
SEVERE ALL BUT COASTAL COUNTIES. WILL TAKE A WAIT & SEE APPROACH
THERE AND UPDATE IT IF RADAR TRENDS SHOW ITS NECESSARY.

47/35

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TILL 2 AM FOR NE COUNTIES.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TILL 5 AM FOR NE COUNTIES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL)  74 92 73 92 73 / 80 30 30 30
HOUSTON (IAH)          75 91 74 91 74 / 80 30 30 30
GALVESTON (GLS)        79 87 78 87 78 / 70 30 30 30

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 6:20 PM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
720 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2004

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-031200-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-
GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-
POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
720 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2004

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
TONIGHT...

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE AREA FROM NORTH TEXAS. EXPECT THIS LINE OF STORMS TO BE SITUATED
FROM ROUGHLY CROCKETT TO COLLEGE STATION TOWARD 11 PM AND OFF THE
COAST AFTER 2 AM. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS AS THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. HAIL IS ALSO A SECONDARY
THREAT. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR OTHER
OBJECTS THIS EVENING IF POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL LIKELY GENERATE SIMILAR THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEXES TO OUR NORTH DURING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. SOME OF THESE
THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MOVE SOUTH AND INTO SOUTHEAST
TEXAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 11:03 PM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1203 AM CDT THU JUN 03 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GRAPELAND               31.49N 95.48W
06/02/2004                   HOUSTON            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POERLINES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF THE
            COUNTY AND IN GRAPELAND.

1035 PM     TSTM WND DMG     APPLE SPRINGS           31.22N 94.97W
06/02/2004                   TRINITY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN FROM GROVETON TO APPLE
            SPRINGS.

1118 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N LOVELADY            31.20N 95.45W
06/02/2004                   HOUSTON            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE
            COUNTY.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 2, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 5 mi S of North Zulch
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.850, -96.100

Tree down on Hwy 39 near Madison-Grimes County border.

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.

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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: 5409710.