Texas, 2005Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 29, 2005
May 29, 2005 · NWS EWX · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 May 29, 2:35 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 2:35 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005
.DISCUSSION...
BUSY NIGHT AHEAD AS THE UPR TROF OVR WEST CENTRAL TX SINKS SLOWLY SEWD
OVERNIGHT WHILE A S/W OVR NE MEX PUSHES EASTWARD INTO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
UNDERNEATH THE TROF. AMS OVR S TX HAS BECOME VERY UNSTABLE THIS AFTN WITH
70+ DEW POINTS INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CWA...OR SOUTH A SFC TROF WHICH
LIES E-W ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY. ALSO SEEING A PUNCH OF AIR AT THE MID-LEVELS
IN THE WESTERN CWA THIS AFTN WHICH IN ADDITION TO STRONG HEATING WILL AID IN
INCREASING THE LAPSE RATES THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SVR WX THREAT THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AS THE SFC TROF IN THE HILL COUNTRY SINKS SLOWLY
SWD THIS EVENING AND PROVIDES A FOCUS FOR TRAINING CELLS AHEAD OF THE S/W LIFTING
OUT OF MEXICO. FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
CWA THRU 7 AM. APPEARS LESSENING CHANCES FOR CONVECTION MON-TUE...ESPECIALLY
WEST AS THE UPR TROF MOVES OFF TO OUR EAST AND A NWLY FLO PREVAILS...WITH NWLY
FLOW MCSS SKIRT OUR EASTERN COUNTIES OR STORMS DRIFT INTO THE FAR WESTERN CWA
OFF THE MEXICAN MOUNTAINS. NO BIG CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS EXTENDED WITH LOW OR NO
POPS AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO TX AHEAD OF AN UPR LOW THAT WILL TRACK ENEWD
ACROSS NRN MEXICO AND INTO WEST TX LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 66 87 69 88 / 70 40 20 30
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 66 87 67 88 / 70 40 20 30
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 68 93 72 93 / 30 30 20 30
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 67 88 71 88 / 70 20 20 30
&&
.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 7 AM CDT
MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ATASCOSA...BASTROP...
BEXAR...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...FAYETTE...FRIO...
GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...LAVACA...LEE...
MEDINA...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...AND WILSON.
&&
01/11Event by event
2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt
- When
- May 29, 4:30 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt County, Yorktown
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.983, -97.500
The Sheriff's Department reported that severe thunderstorms had blown down trees near Yorktown.
Hail, Lavaca
- When
- May 29, 4:45 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, 8 mi N of Halletsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.567, -96.950
Hail, Karnes
- When
- May 29, 6:50 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Karnes County, Runge
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 28.883, -97.700
Flash Flood, De Witt
- When
- May 29, 7:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt County, Thomaston
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.000, -97.150
A general 1 inch rain fell from Thomaston northeastward, with up to 3 inches in places. Flash flooding closed CR104 and CR114 northeast of Thomaston.
Flash Flood, Lavaca
- When
- May 29, 7:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, Moravia
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.583, -96.983
In extreme northern Lavaca County, thunderstorms produced up to 4 inches of rain between Moravia and Hackberry. The resulting flash flooding closed FM957 near Moravia and FM532 near Hackberry.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 29, 20054 injured · $744,000 · F1 · 23 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, May 29, 2005$1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 19 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 29, 2005$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 29, 2005$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 29, 2005$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 29, 2005$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 29, 2005$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 29, 2005$16,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 29, 2005$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 29 to 30, 20051.25 in hail · 9 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, May 29, 20057 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 29 to 30, 20051.75 in hail · 7 events
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: 5454423, 5454424, 5454425, 5454519, 5454520.