Texas, 2026

Tropical Storm in Texas, June 17, 2026

June 17, 2026 · NWS HGX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Tropical Storm Arthur produced strong winds and heavy rains over portions of Southeast Texas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Tropical Storm Arthur produced strong winds and heavy rains over portions of Southeast Texas.

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 16, 11:23 PM UTC, 15 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 11:23 PM UTC, 15 hours 28 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

3 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Bolivar Peninsula

When
June 17, 9:51 AM CDT to 9:56 AM CDT
Where
Bolivar Peninsula forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bolivar Peninsula experienced tropical storm force winds from Tropical Storm Arthur. Weatherflow station XCRB Crab Lake measured a maximum sustained wind of 35 knots and a maximum wind gust of 47 knots.

Tropical Storm, Galveston Island

When
June 17, 9:31 AM CST to 9:45 AM CST
Where
Galveston Island forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Galveston island experienced tropical storm force winds from Tropical Storm Arthur. Galveston Scholes Field KGLS ASOS station measured a maximum sustained wind of 39 knots and a maximum wind gust of 57 knots.

Tropical Storm, Coastal Galveston

When
June 17, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Coastal Galveston forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Coastal Galveston experienced tropical storm force winds from Tropical Storm Arthur. Weatherflow station XLEV Levee measured a maximum sustained wind of 34 knots and a maximum wind gust of 43 knots.

What these are

Tropical Storm
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Texas in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2026The 2026 hurricane season

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1342027, 1342022, 1342031.