2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 Nov 23, 3:15 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 315 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 .UPDATE... CONVECTION TO THE WEST BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED AND WITH THE SVR WATCH JUST ISSUED HAVE DECIDED TO EXTEND THE FFA THRU 9 PM FOR SAME AREA. && .PREV DISCUSSION... UPR LOW KICKING NE ACRS W TX THIS AFTN WITH ASSOCIATED CDFNT PUSHING INTO THE HILL COUNTRY. TWO AREAS OF CONVECTION THIS AFTN... ONE WAS ELEVATED ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPR LOW IN W TX AND EXPECT SOME OF THIS TO SKIRT THE NW COUNTIES THIS EVENING. THE OTHER AREA THE SVR LINE SLOWLY EXITING THE ERN COUNTIES ALONG A PRE-FRONTAL TROF. A DRY PUNCH OF SWLY WINDS AT THE LOW-MID LEVELS...LIKELY CAPPING CONVECTION OVER THE SWRN CWA THIS AFTN. AM STILL CONCERNED WITH HEATING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AND UPR COLD POOL WHERE THERE COULD BE SCT REDEVELOPMENT WITH THE CDFNT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTG ACRS THE NE/ERN CWA THIS EVENING WITH A THREAT OF LARGE HAIL. WILL LEAVE FFA AS IS AND EXPIRE WITH A PRE-1ST PERIOD TO INCLUDE TWO HOURS OF THE WATCH. WITH THE DEVELOPING SWLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AND LOWERING DEW PTS EXPECT FLASH FLOOD THREAT TO BE ON THE DECREASE AND VERY LOCALIZED AS STORMS WILL BE MOVG AT A GOOD CLIP. FORECAST OF CLEARING/COLDER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH A PSBL FREEZE BY THANKSGIVING MORNING IN LOW SPOTS OVER THE HILL COUNTRY. A DRY RE-ENFORCING CDFNT EARLY SATURDAY...THEN RETURNING MOISTURE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASING POPS MON/TUE AS ANOTHER LOW DIGS INTO THE SW CONUS...WHILE A CDFNT DROPS SWD INTO THE AREA WITH OVERRUNNING CLOUDS/PCPN AHEAD OF THE LOW. && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING THRU 9 PM THIS EVENING EASTERN HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TX. TOR WATCH 885 THRU 9 PM FOR LAVACA AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. SVR WATCH 886 THRU 8 PM FOR MUCH OF HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL. && 01/03
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 600 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-241200- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- DIMMIT-EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS- UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-ZAVALA- 600 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF A MOUNTAIN HOME TO PEARSALL LINE. THIS MORNING...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE NORTH OF A WARM FRONT THAT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...A SQUALL LINE WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A DRYLINE OR COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN TEXAS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-231945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 130 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WERE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1:15 PM FOR WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS...BURNET...HAYS AND BLANCO COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WERE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1:30 PM FOR KENDALL...COMAL...AND BEXAR COUNTIES... ...TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1:45 PM FOR FAYETTE COUNTY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2:00 PM FOR FAYETTE COUNTY... ...A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3:00 PM FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A BURNET TO HONDO LINE AND NORTH OF A HONDO TO HALLETTSVILLE LINE... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6:00 PM FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF A TAYLOR TO CAMPBELLTON LINE. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND HILL COUNTRY...AND OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP ANYWHERE IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF MAXIMUM HEATING. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST AND OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY 3 PM. HOWEVER...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
137 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 AM TSTM WND DMG CEDAR CREEK 30.08N 97.50W
11/23/2004 BASTROP TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN CEDAR CREEK.
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
140 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0137 PM TORNADO LA GRANGE 29.91N 96.88W
11/23/2004 FAYETTE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
A SMALL TORNADO KNOCKED OVER A SMALL UNIHABITED BLDG ON
REYNOLDS STREET.
&&
DCTXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-232030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 142 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2:30 PM FOR FAYETTE COUNTY... ...A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3:00 PM FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A BURNET TO HONDO LINE AND NORTH OF A HONDO TO HALLETTSVILLE LINE... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6:00 PM FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY... AT 142 PM...NO FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST INTO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF A TAYLOR TO CAMPBELLTON LINE. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND HILL COUNTRY...AND OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP ANYWHERE IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF MAXIMUM HEATING. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST AND OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY 3 PM. HOWEVER...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM.
TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-232200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 210 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...TORNADO WARNING CANCELED FOR FAYETTE COUNTY... ...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 4:00 PM FOR FAYETTE COUNTY... ...A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 PM FOR FAYETTE AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6:00 PM FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY... AT 210 PM...NO WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE TEMPORARILY CLEARED TO AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A GEORGETOWN TO CUERO LINE. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXPAND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM THE WEST BY 4 PM. OTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP OVERHEAD ANYWHERE IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF MAXIMUM HEATING. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST AND OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY 3 PM. HOWEVER...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM.
TXZ202-217-232130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 246 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 AT 246 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES WEST OF QUEMADO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY REMAIN SEVERE AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN MAVERICK COUNTY BY 315 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL PROBABLY BE ISSUED BY 3 PM FOR MAVERICK COUNTY AND POSSIBLY KINNEY COUNTY. THE PRIMARY THREAT FOR THIS STORM IS FOR LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Deputies from the Maverick County Sheriff's Department observed a small and short-lived tornado as it touched down very briefly in open country north of Eagle Pass. The tornado was reported to be moving toward the east at nearly 45 mph. It was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale.
Nearly one hour after the first tornado sighting, deputies from the Maverick County Sheriff's Department observed a second small tornado along US57 in open country. The tornado was estimated to be on the ground for about one quarter mile as it tracked toward the east at almost 50 miles and hour. No damage was indicated. The tornado was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 2004Warnings in Texas, November 2004
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: 5428877, 5428878, 5428879.