Severe storms produced hail over the Houston Metro area.
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Severe storms produced hail over the Houston Metro area.
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, 1:01 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 201 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026 ...New DISCUSSION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered seabreeze activity continuing this afternoon as well as a Marginal Risk of severe storms for the northern half of the region due to strong winds moving in from the northeast possible late this afternoon/evening. - Hot and humid conditions expected through mid-week. Make sure to be prepared for the heat if you plan to work or spend time outdoors. - Shower/storm chances increase going into the end of the work week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1255 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026 More robust seabreeze shower/storm activity today, with the early afternoon activity favoring the southwestern portions of the region near Matagorda Bay. Isolated to scattered activity will continue through the afternoon. Showers and storms blossoming across northeast TX along a southward propagating boundary will continue to push south throughout the afternoon towards the northern fringes of the CWA. This area is a focal point for severe weather potential due to robust instability profiles, which will tend towards a damaging wind threat. While probabilities are lower, cannot rule out this line of storms maintaining into the evening hours, thus the severe threat exists for at least the northern half of the CWA through the evening hours. The Houston metro area has lower chances for seeing the more robust activity as storms dissipate going through the evening hours, so the expectation at this point would be increasing wind gust potential in the 30-40 mph range late this evening. The ridge axis begins to slide out to the east on Wednesday as an upper level low over the Baja Peninsula begins its trek eastward. This decrease in subsidence paired with placement into southwesterly flow aloft and PW values remaining elevated means that chances for showers/storms will continue through the work week. Shower/storm chances increase further towards the end of the work week and into the weekend as the upper level low moves in closer. The progression of the low is a little bit uncertain after it moves into northern Mexico by Friday. Most guidance takes it northeastward near the Texas Panhandle, but from there guidance is split on if it lingers or if it continues northeastward. Either way, southwest flow aloft and PW values over 2" does equal increased rain chances. The peak of this moisture looks to occur Friday into Saturday with PW values potentially nearing 2.2-2.4". This deeper tropical moisture would be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall, so it's not a surprise that most of Southeast Texas is already in a marginal risk (level 1 of 4) of excessive rainfall on Friday. Parts of the area will likely be outlooked for the weekend as well as we get closer to the weekend. The good news about the increased rain chances is that this means we'll have slightly lower daytime temperatures. We'll trade out the early week high temperatures in the low 90s for high temperatures in the upper 80s by the end of the work week. Young/Batiste && .AVIATION... (12Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 548 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026 Again seeing a mix of VFR/MVFR/IFR ceilings and vsbys early this morning. These should all trend into VFR territory in the mid morning hours. Expect some scattered seabreeze activity in the metro/coastal areas into the early afternoon hours...with additional cell development further inland with daytime heating. Attention turns to E/NE TX late in the day, where guidance is pointing to expanding storm development...eventually congealing into a broken southwest moving line. Some of these storms could be on the strong side...with gusts to 35kt+ not out of realm of possibility in/near the stronger cells. UTS/CLL should be on the lookout early in the evening. CXO, IAH, HOU, GLS then follow in the 02-06z timeframe. Hires guidance suggests some weakening with time as they push toward I-10, but these southwest movers tend to overperform (both in intensity and forward movement) so keep an eye on the wx. 47 && .MARINE... Issued at 1132 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 Light onshore flow and low seas will prevail through this evening. A weak frontal boundary approaches the waters late this evening leading to a transition to easterly winds. Cannot entirely rule a band of showers/storms in association with this boundary pushing offshore with potential for gusty winds. Winds transition back to east-southeasterly to southeasterly by Wednesday night into Thursday with wind speeds occasionally strengthening near the caution flag threshold going into the weekend. The occasionally stronger onshore flow will lead to gradually building seas towards the end of the work week. Another consequence of the occasionally stronger onshore flow is an increased risk of rip currents beginning around midweek. Isolated to scattered showers and storms will be possible daily, but expect these chances to increase towards the end of the work week. Young/Batiste && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 73 87 72 85 / 50 30 20 60 Houston (IAH) 74 87 73 85 / 50 50 40 80 Galveston (GLS) 79 86 78 86 / 40 50 60 60 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && DISCUSSION...Young/Batiste AVIATION...47 MARINE...Young/Batiste
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
354 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026
TXZ197>199-211>213-227-022130-
Washington TX-Waller TX-Grimes TX-Inland Harris TX-Fort Bend TX-
Montgomery TX-Austin TX-
354 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL AUSTIN...
SOUTHEASTERN GRIMES...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL FORT
BEND...MONTGOMERY...WALLER AND NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTIES THROUGH
430 PM CDT...
At 353 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Magnolia, or near Pinehurst, moving west to
southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Conroe, Humble, Katy, Tomball, Jersey Village, Hempstead, Willis,
Prairie View, Brookshire, Hunters Creek Village, Bunker Hill Village,
Piney Point Village, Pinehurst, Northside / Northline, Kingwood,
Spring Branch North, The Woodlands, Greater Greenspoint, Spring, and
Greater Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3048 9545 3011 9514 2982 9528 2970 9559
2981 9609 3030 9611
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 099DEG 13KT 3022 9575
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
03The Houston radar (KHGX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:17 UTC.
4 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Broadcast media passed along a report from a caller, mentioning hail was occurring along Cypress North Houston Road. Hail was estimated at nickel to quarter size.
A member of the public submitted an mPING report, indicating quarter inch hail.
A member of the public submitted an mPING report, indicating quarter inch hail.
A member of the public submitted an mPING report, indicating quarter inch hail.
A news broadcast reported a house fire in the Katy area caused by a lightening strike.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2026
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: 1341476, 1341477, 1341478, 1341479, 1341480.