Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 30, 2008

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 30, 2008
Start: 2008-06-30T13:30
End: 2008-06-30T15:50
Location: Texas

June 30, 2008 · NWS HGX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Brazoria and Galveston County thunderstorms became severe and produced strong winds with small hail.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 HGX wrote it up.

Brazoria and Galveston County thunderstorms became severe and produced strong winds with small hail.

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 30, 8:59 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 8:59 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
959 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2008

.DISCUSSION...
MOST SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY IS OFF TO THE SE OR NW...ONLY AN ISOLATED
SHWR/TSTM OR TWO ACROSS OUR NW ZONES ATTM. HARD TO FIND A DISTINCT
BOUNDARY IN THE SFC DATA. BELIEVE THAT THE SEA BREEZE WILL BE VERY
ACTIVE BY MID-AFT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COASTAL ZONES AND 1ST
INLAND TIER COUNTIES WITH DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHERN 2/3 OF
THE AREA. WILL MKE A FEW SLIGHT ADJUSTEMNTS TO THE AFT POPS...WITH
A LITTLE MORE TAPERING FROM THE NE TO THE SW. DO THINK WE COULD
SEE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PM ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10...ALSO
COULD SEE ISOLATED PULSE SVR TSTMS AS WELL. 33
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL)      94  70  98  71  96 /  30  20  30  20  10
HOUSTON (IAH)              94  72  96  72  95 /  50  20  30  20  10
GALVESTON (GLS)            90  79  90  78  90 /  40  20  30  20  10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

DISCUSSION...33

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 6:09 AM CST, 7 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
709 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2008

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-011215-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-
MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON-
709 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COMBINATION OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
WEAK COLD FRONT OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM
EARLIER STORMS WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING OVER AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
MADISONVILLE TO LAKE LIVINGSTON. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE FROM
WEST TO EAST AND WITH THE ADDITION OF DAYTIME HEATING WILL BE
CAPABLE OF BRIEF DOWNPOURS. BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES
REACH THE 89 TO 91 DEGREE RANGE EXPECT THE STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE SEABREEZE AND INTENSIFY QUICKLY. AS THE SEABREEZE STORMS MOVE
INLAND THEY WILL ENCOUNTER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM STORMS TO THE
NORTH AND COULD SLOW AS THEY COLLIDE WITH THESE BOUNDARIES LEADING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED.

.DAY TWO...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When: June 30, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Brazoria County, Clute
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 29.020, -95.400

Power lines were downed in the town of Clute.

Hail, Galveston

When: June 30, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Galveston County, 2.07 mi S of Bacliff
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 29.470, -94.980

Penny size hail was observed at the intersection of FM 517 and SH 146.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 118197, 118198.