Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
Storm Data, July, 2006
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards)
PUERTO RICO
PRZO04 Eastern Interior
01 1313AST
A landslide was reported blocking road 919 at
Barrio Valenciano in Juncos municipality.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Guaynabo 01 1326AST
1500AST
Urban flooding was reported along road 834 in
Guaynabo municipality.
Eastern Interior
Caguas 01 1331AST
1500AST
Road flooding was reported along Highway 1 at
the Flamingo Motel entrance in Caguas
municipality. Scattered to numerous showers
developed since mid morning mainly across the
eastern half of Puerto Rico. A few thunderstorms
were also reported near the San Juan metro area.
Urban and street flooding was reported in some
areas.
Northeast
Ceiba 10 0600AST
A wood home was struck by lightning at Playa
Punta Figuera sector in Ceiba.
Eastern Interior
Aguas Buenas 10 0830AST
1200AST
Eastern Interior
Caguas 10 0920AST
1200AST
Tropical wave moved across Puerto Rico and
interacted with upper trough across Hispaniola
to produce scattered to numerous showers and
locally heavy rainfall accumulations. By 11 A.M.
the U.S. Geological Survey sensors reported
significant rainfall accumulations over the
interior section of Puerto Rico. Rio de Bayamon
at Arenas..5.98 inches. Rio de Bayamon below
Lago de Cidra ..5.21 inches. Rio de La Plata
at Comerio ..4.46 inches. Vaqueria EL Mimo
Caguas 3.72 inches. Bairoa Arriba at Aguas
Buenas 3.88 inches. Around one hundred families
in the municipalities of Caguas and Aguas
Buenas were affected by flash floods produced
by this tropical wave. Fifty two families in
the Aguas Buenas municipality experienced
moderate to major flood damage to their homes.
Barrio Mulas, Sumidero, Caguitas and Jaguitas
were the most affected. In Caguas municipality,
32 homes in El Fanguito sector were flooded, 20
in Villa Nueva and 12 in Villa del Rey. Thirteen
sectors in Caguas suffered landslides and
seventeen areas were flooded. The following
rivers experienced flooding or reached flood
stage ... River Fajardo ... Blanco ...
Guayanes ... Caguitas ... Gurabo ... Grande de
Loiza and Bayamon.
Northeast
Fajardo 10 0723AST
0923AST
River Cilitos level was rising steadily at the
traffic light on Highway 3. River Fajardo went
out of its banks flooding Highway 53 and Santa
Rita road. Streets in Maternillo and Mansion del
Sapo were impassable. Highway 3 from Fajardo to
Rio Grande was closed to traffic due to
flooding.
Northeast
Naguabo 10 0723AST
0923AST
River Rio Blanco level was reported to be
rising steadily. Highway 31 was reported
impassable.
Northeast
Rio Grande 10 0723AST
0923AST
Small stream Galateo was reported out of its
banks at the Galateo bridge.
Eastern Interior
Cayey 10 0935AST
1200AST
A home was reported at barrio Campo Bello due
to small stream out of its banks.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon 10 1052AST
1300AST
A home was reported flooded at Barrio Guaraguao.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon 10 1149AST
1300AST
A home at barriada Juan Sanchez was reported
flooded
North Central
Barceloneta 19 1354AST
1554AST
Urban and street flooding was reported at
Parcelas Loarte, Estancias de Florida and
Barrio Catanito.
North Central
Barceloneta 19 1440AST
A sign blew over at Walmart Store on Highway 2
and fell on top of a car. Pea size hail was
reported in Manati municipality.
North Central
Vega Alta 26 2000AST
2300AST
Small stream Ponderosa was reported out of its
banks.
Eastern Interior
Caguas 27 0828AST
Downed power pole along road 827 at Barrio Los
Ortiz.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Carolina 27 0840AST
Downed power lines along road 853 in Barrio
Barrazas.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon 27 0847AST
Downed power lines in Sanat Juanita.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Trujillo Alto 27 0847AST
Downed power lines and poles at Villa Margarita.
North Central
Arecibo 27 0900AST
Downed power lines at Barrio Bajadero.
Northeast
Fajardo 27 0900AST
Downed tree in front of Banco Santander.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Guaynabo 27 0900AST
Downed power lines at Barrio Santa Rosa 1.
An active tropical wave moved across Puerto
Rico and produced strong gusty winds as well as
heavy showers and squalls. The morning weather
balloon wind report and the Doppler wind
profile measured significant winds. A wind
advisory was in effect for sustained winds of
25 to 35 mph and gusts reaching 40 to 45 mph.
Downed power lines, poles and trees were
reported across the eastern half of the Island
during the day.
San Juan And
Vicinity
San Juan 29 0059AST
A tree fell on top of car injuring one person.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Carolina 29 0103AST
0300AST
Urban and street flooding reported at Segovia
street in Vistamar.
San Juan And
Vicinity
San Juan 29 0222AST
0300AST
Urban flooding was reported at Villa Castin,
San Jose Residential Project.
Northeast
Canovanas 29 0234AST
0400AST
Urban flooding was reported at Parcela 184,
Barrio San Isidro.
Northeast
Naguabo 29 0319AST
0500AST
One person was reported trapped by flood waters
along road 970 at Barrio Maizales
PRZO03 Southeast
29 0319AST
A landslide was reported along Highway 3 from
Yabucoa to Naguabo. A band of showers and
thunderstorms, the leading edge of a tropical
wave, moved over Puerto Rico producing strong
wind gusts and heavy rain.
RHODE ISLAND
Providence County
Scituate to 18 2100EST
Cranston
Providence County
Johnston 18 2115EST
Providence County
Scituate to 18 2115EST
Providence 2130EST
Providence County
Providence 18 2130EST
Kent County
Warwick 18 2140EST
Washington County
North Kingstown 18 2150EST
Bristol County
Barrington 18 2151EST
2155EST
Newport County
Portsmouth 18 2225EST
Severe thunderstorms moved through Rhode Island
at night, in advance of a cold front pushing
through southern New England.
Thunderstorm winds brought down trees and large
limbs in Scituate, Johnston, Cranston, Warwick,
Barrington, Middletown, North Kingstown, and
Portsmouth. Damage was more widespread in
greater Providence, where nearly two dozen
large trees were downed around Roger Williams
Park and about one hundred others were either
split or splintered by strong winds. In
Cranston, a large maple tree fell onto a car
and another large tree destroyed a garage. An
amateur radio operator in Johnston also
reported golf ball sized hail as the storms
moved through. Lightning from the storms caused
considerable damage in the city of Providence.
Lightning struck the State House, causing some
marble tiles to fall from the roof. A major
fire was ignited on a tanker at the port of
Providence on Narragansett Bay, when it was
struck by lightning. No one was injured in
either case. An estimated 37,000 customers lost
power during the storms.
Providence County
Foster 28 1700EST
Providence County
Glocester to 28 1715EST
Providence 1730EST
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds to
much of northern Rhode Island.
Large tree limbs were blown down in Glocester
and Pawtucket. Trees were downed near Rhode
Trees were downed near Rhode Island College in
Providence, which temporarily blocked a
roadway. In Cumberland, a tree fell onto a
house in the Diamond Hill section.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Central
Orangeburg County
2 W North 14 1420EST
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
just west of North.
Newberry County
Newberry 14 1615EST
Sheriff reported many trees down in and around
Newberry.
Kershaw County
12 N Camden 14 1830EST
Sheriff reported trees down on SC Hwy 521
between the towns of Kershaw and Camden.
Saluda County
6 S Saluda 15 1430EST
Emergency Manager reported trees down on
hwy 121.
Sumter County
Shaw Atb 15 1433EST
Shaw AFB obs had a gust to 51kts.
Edgefield County
Countywide 15 1450EST
Emergency Manager reported trees down
throughout the county.
Aiken County
5 ESE Belvedere 15 1520EST
Emergency Manager reported numerous trees
down on US1 in Belvedere.
Aiken County
9 SW Aiken 15 1530EST
Radio station reported trees and powerlines
down in the Langley area.
Lexington County
Red Bank 15 1530EST
Public reported large limbs down on Sandy
Springs Ct.
Fairfield County
Winnsboro 15 1550EST
Public reported 1.75 inch hail near Winnsboro.
Sumter County
6 SSW Sumter 15 1612EST
Public reported nickel size hail.
Calhoun County
Cameron 15 1640EST
Sheriff reported some trees down on Hwy 176.
Orangeburg County
4 NW Orangeburg 15 1640EST
Sheriff reported several trees down on US21.
Clarendon County
Manning 15 1646EST
Emergency Manager reported moderate damage
to a roof on a home.
Bamberg County
Bamberg 15 1650EST
Public reported trees down in Bamberg.
Orangeburg County
Orangeburg 15 1700EST
TV station reported several trees down in
Orangeburg.
Bamberg County
8 SE Bamberg to 15 1715EST
9 SE Bamberg
Public reported 1.75 inch hail.
Kershaw County
5 W Bethune 19 1545EST
Lynches River Electric reported a few power
outages with trees on powerlines
around Beaver Dam Creek.
Kershaw County
Camden 20 1920EST
Sheriff reported trees down in Camden on
Lakeshore Rd near SC97.
Kershaw County
Liberty Hill 20 1922EST
Electric company reported powerlines down in
the Liberty Hill and Cawtaba area.
Lexington County
Gilbert 20 1937EST
Sheriff reported large limbs down in Gilbert
on Peachtree Extention Rd.
Kershaw County
Cassatt 20 2006EST
Electric company reported trees and powerlines
down in Cassatt.
Chesterfield County
4 W Cheraw 20 2020EST
Public reported 3/4 inch hail on SC Hwy 9.
Lee County
Bishopville 20 2030EST
Electric company reported large branches and
powerlines down.
Lexington County
2 E Swansea 20 2033EST
NWS employee reported a tree and large
branches down.
Calhoun County
9 W St Matthews 20 2040EST
NWS employee reported moderate damage to a
detached garage and large branches down.
Aiken County
3 SW Wagener 20 2100EST
Public reported 3/4 inch hail on SC Hwy 302.
Orangeburg County
6 SE Eutawville 21 1520EST
1524EST
A downburst overturned 1 mobile home and
ripped half of the roof off of 2 others on
Adidas Road. Half the shingles were torn off
another framed home and a porch was destroyed
by a fallen tree on another home. The width of
the microburst was 1 to 1.5 miles wide with
gust estimated at 75mph.
Bamberg County
Denmark 22 1453EST
Highway Dept. reported one tree and several
large branches down on hwy 321 in town.
Aiken County
Aiken 22 1530EST
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
in town.
Orangeburg County
5 NE North 22 1536EST
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
on hwy 397.
Lee County
2 SE Lynchburg 22 1537EST
Post Office reported large limbs down
southeast of Lynchburg on hwy 341.
Aiken County
5 SE Aiken 22 1540EST
COOP observer reported large branches down
around his area.
Barnwell County
8 W Snelling 22 1550EST
Savannah River Site reported large limbs down.
Aiken County
Aiken 22 1605EST
Emergency Manager reported trees and
powerlines down in Aiken.
Barnwell County
3 NNE Barnwell 22 1605EST
Public reported large limbs down and minor
flooding across roads.
Clarendon County
2 WNW Manning 22 1620EST
Highway Patrol reported several signs blown
down on 1-95.
Barnwell County
12 SW Snelling 22 1627EST
Savannah River Site reported trees down on
highway 125.
Clarendon County
2 NW Manning 22 1635EST
Electric company reported trees and powerlines
down on Nash road.
Calhoun County
11 ESE St Matthews 22 1645EST
Electric company reported large limbs and
powerlines down in Lone Star.
Orangeburg County
1 SW Branchville 22 1652EST
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
just southwest of Branchville on hwy 78.
Clarendon County
Manning 22 1700EST
SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail in
Manning.
Clarendon County
6 SSE Manning 22 1715EST
Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail on Washington
Davis road.
Bamberg County
Olar 22 1717EST
Emergency Manager reported large limbs down
in Olar.
Clarendon County
7 SE Summerton 22 1727EST
Sheriff reported a few trees down on Rogers
road.
Barnwell County
Kline 22 1732EST
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
in the Kline area on hwy 278
Bamberg County
Ehrhardt 22 1744EST
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down.
Orangeburg County
2 SE Branchville 22 1759EST
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
on hwy 78.
Orangeburg County
2 NE Branchville 22 1807EST
Highway Dept. reported a few trees down on
hwy 210.
Chesterfield County
Pageland 27 1320EST
Highway dept. reported a couple of trees down
on Airport road.
Kershaw County
Bethune 27 1320EST
Sheriff reported large limbs down in Bethune
on Johnson road.
Chesterfield County
6 SE Jefferson 27 1330EST
Public reported large limbs down on hwy 903
near Catawah.
Kershaw County
Boykin 28 1516EST
Public reported large limbs down and 1/2
inch hail.
Lee County
St Charles 28 1600EST
EOC reported several trees down on hwy 154.
Lee County
Wisacky 28 1600EST
EOC reported several trees down.
Calhoun County
Ft Motte 28 1645EST
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
in Ft. Motte.
Calhoun County
5 NE St Matthews 28 1715EST
Electric company reported trees down on
powerlines.
Lexington County
Lexington 28 1800EST
Off duty NWS employee reported several trees
down in his neighborhood.
Aiken County
1 E Aiken 28 1825EST
Trained spotter reported several trees down
on St. Paul street.
Newberry County
Whitmire 28 2000EST
Emergency Manager reported trees and
powerlines down.
Newberry County
5 NE Newberry 28 2016EST
NWS employee reported several trees down
on I-26.
Edgefield County
8 SW Edgefield 28 2020EST
Emergency Manager reported trees down on Plum
Branch and Vann roads.
Fairfield County
Blair 28 2032EST
COOP observer reported several trees down in
the area.
Mccormick County
Countywide 28 2045EST
Emergency manager reported numerous trees
down around the county.
Orangeburg County
3 SSW Orangeburg 29 1705EST
Sheriff reported some trees and powerlines
down on Green street.
Lexington County
1 N Lexington 29 1824EST
NWS employee reported a couple of trees and
powerlines down off Mallard Lakes road.
Lexington County
Irmo to 29 1848EST
St Andrews
An NWS employee and a NWS retiree reported
large limbs down from Irmo to St. Andrews.
Richland County
3 NE Columbia 29 1900EST
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
at the intersection of Windsor and Alpine
roads.
Calhoun County
16 NW St Matthews 28 1915EST
An intense microburst took down many very
large trees, one partially fell on a home. Two
boats were also moved from a larger pond to a
smaller one. The event occurred at 439 Savany
Hunt Creek road.
SOUTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Horry County
7 SW Conway 06 1330EST
A downburst moved through an area near Pauley
Swamp Rd., downing or uprooting many trees.
Two buildings also sustained minor damage.
Nickel to quarter size hail was also reported.
Horry County
Conway 06 1350EST
Trees down.
Horry County
Myrtle Beach 06 1400EST
Lightning struck an ambulance, disabiling it.
No injuries were reported.
Darlington County
Hartsville 15 1620EST
Large tree was blown down across Patrick
Highway just south of the city limits.
Florence County
1 W Florence 15 1635EST
Three large trees were blown down on
Hoffmeyer Rd. near Interstate 95.
Marion County
3 S Marion 15 1740EST
Trees down on US Hwy 41.
Marion County
Marion 15 1740EST
Two trees down. One on Terrells Bay road, and
a large tree down on Hubert Baxley Rd.
Horry County
Green Sea 15 1820EST
Numerous trees were blown down, blocking many
roads, leading to road closures.
Horry County
5 NW Myrtle Beach 15 1850EST
A barn was heavily damaged due to fire.
Georgetown County
Georgetown 15 1900EST
Numerous trees down, with power outages
throughout the county.
Georgetown County
Choppee 15 1900EST
Lightning started a fire that destroyed a
home in Choppee.
Marion County
2 W Nichols 20 1645EST
Downburst uprooted numerous trees, one falling
on a car. A side garage door was ripped from
its hinges. Dime size hail was also reported.
Florence County
10 E Florence 22 1602EST
Numerous power lines and large trees down on
Liberty Chapel Rd. near National Cemetery Rd.,
with trees blocking the roadway.
Marion County
Rains 22 1730EST
Two trees down on Grady Rd.
Florence County
Florence 28 1645EST
An estimated 70 mph wind gust blew pine trees
down at the intersection of Evans and
Palmetto St.
Florence County
Florence 28 1650EST
1659EST
Numerous trees were snapped at Hoffmyer Rd.
and Beltline. There were close to 50 trees
down, also on Hoffmyer Rd. between Interstate
95 and Evans St. Penny size hail was reported,
with a power line down near Chelsey Dr.
Florence County
Timmonsville 28 1701EST
Quarter size hail near Magnolia Mall.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest
Oconee County
5 NE Salem 01 1445EST
Quarter size hail reported on Lake Keowee.
Pickens County
1 NW Nine Times 01 1450EST
Oconee County
4 NW Walhalla 01 1550EST
Oconee County
Westminster 01 1610EST
Hail covered the ground.
Oconee County
2 S Oakway to 01 1635EST
6 SW Oakway 1645EST
Pickens County
Rocky Bottom 02 1425EST
Greenville County
5 NNW Taylors to 02 1600EST
Taylors
One tree down on Center Rd and another
down on Lincoln Rd just off of Wade
Hampton Blvd. in Taylors.
Oconee Country
8 WSW Westminster 02 1602EST
Cherokee County
3 WNW Blacksburg 02 1613EST
Nickel to quarter size hail on Youngs
Grove Rd.
Cherokee County
1.5 NNW Blacksburg 02 1620EST
1622EST
Greenville County
7.5 E Greenville 2 1630EST
A microburst impacted the area near the
intersection of Pelham Rd and 1-85. The
siding was stripped off a hotel. Also, an
awning was torn off a television studio
building and a mobile sign was blown over.
Also, windows were blown out of a home
near this location.
Cherokee County
2.5 W Thicketty 02 1830EST
Penny size hail at the intersection of
highway 29 and Proctor Rd.
SCZ006 Greater Greenville
03 1430EST
Gusty winds produced by a thunderstorm
knocked down a dead tree limb that fell
on a vehicle, breaking the back windshield.
Glass from the windshield caused minor
injuries to a person inside.
Spartanhurg County
2 S Mayo 03 1713EST
Pickens County
11.5 NNE Pickens 04 2005EST
The top of a small oak tree was snapped
off and several large limbs were downed.
Greenville County
5.5 W Cleveland 04 2007EST
An oak tree was blown down across a
driveway and several large limbs were
also blown down.
SCZ007 Spartanburg
13 1740EST
A tree was blown onto a house.
Spartanburg County
Spartanburg 13 1755EST
1805EST
Several trees downed around the city.
Wofford College DPS reported several
large limbs blown down around campus.
Cherokee County
Gaffney 13 1830EST
Trees downed in Gaffney.
Cherokee County
Blacksburg 13 1850EST
York County
Hickory Grove to 13 1857EST
York
A tree was blown down in Hickory Grove
and a power pole snapped off on West
Madison St in York.
Spartanburg County
6 SW Spartanburg 14 1705EST
Two trees blown down near the
intersection of Anderson Mill and Old
Anderson Mill Roads,
Spartanburg County
Roebuck 14 1738EST
Powerlines down in two locations oil the
north side of Roebuck.
Anderson County
Anderson 14 1750EST
A tree was blown down on power lines near
downtown and another tree was downed on
West Franklin St.
York County
Mc Connells to 14 1905EST
2 NNE Mc Connells
A tree was blown down on power lines and
a house in McConnells and another was
downed near the intersection of highway
321 and Brattonsville Rd.
York County
1.5 WNW Rock Hill 14 1925EST
to 5 S Rock Hill
Trees and power lines blown down and
several hundred power outages in the Rock
Hill area. Most of the damage was in the
southern part of the city, but a tree fell
on a home on Westover Circle west of town.
Numerous large tree limbs were also downed
near the intersection of Marshall Rd and
Dunlap-Roddey Rd.
Spartanburg County
Landrum to 15 1530EST
Chesnee 1600EST
Numerous power lines down between Landrum
and Chesnee.
Greenville County
8.5 NE Tigerville 15 1535EST
Trees down near the intersection of Oak
Grove Rd and Hogback Mountain Rd.
Spartanburg County
4 SW Spartauburg 15 1628EST
Dime size hail at the intersection of
highway 296 and 1-26.
Cherokee County
Blacksburg 15 1638EST
Several trees and power lines down on
East Pine St.
York County
4.5 WSW Clover 15 1652EST
Trees and power lines down on Crossland Rd.
Union County
1 N Union to 15 1653EST
4 ENE Union
Trees blown down on Kelly Rd and the
corner of Industrial Park and highway 49.
Power lines down on a house on Old
Buffalo Rd, and other power lines down on
Browns Creek Rd and Peach Orchard Rd.
York County
York to 15 I715EST
2.5 NNW Rock Hill
A large tree down on power lines in
downtown York. Trees also down on Harper
Rd in York and on Herlong Rd in Rock Hill.
Chester County
1 S Leeds 15 1725EST
Several trees down along highway 215
south of Leeds.
Union County
4 WNW Buffalo 20 1610EST
A mobile home was blown off its blocks
and moved about 5 feet.
Spartanburg County
2 ENE Spartanburg 20 1613EST
7 ESE Spartanburg
Power lines down at the intersection of
Beechwood and Beech Hill in the city.
Large tree limbs down near the intersection
of Southgate Rd and highway 176
Greenville County
4.5 SE 20 1620EST
Simpsonville
Large tree limbs blown down.
Anderson County
5 E Anderson 20 1625EST
A few pine trees down and part of a tin
roof torn off a barn about halfway
between Belton and Anderson.
Laurens County
2 NNE Laurens to 20 1658EST
6 N Laurens
A tree down on highway 308 near highway
221, with a large tree down on Warrior
Creek Rd and smaller trees down on
Fleming Mill Rd.
Laurens County
8 ENE Clinton 20 1710EST
Several trees blown down about halfway
between 1-26 and Whitmire.
Chester County
5 SE Chester 21 1623EST
Greenville County
2 SW Travelers 21 233lEST
Rest to 2 S
Travelers Rest
Trees down in several areas south
of Travelers Rest.
Abbeville County
Abbeville 22 1852EST
Laurens County
9 SW Laurens to 22 193lEST
ll.5 SSE Laurens
A large tree down blocking Ekom Beach
Rd and other trees down on Finley Circle.
Laurens County
3 SSW Clinton to 22 1955EST
4 NE Clinton
A large tree limb down on Young Dr, a
large tree down on Barrel Stave Rd and a
tree on a house on Old Milton Rd.
Union County
3 NE Jonesville to 22 2007EST
4 ENE Jonesville
Large limbs down on Jerusalem Rd and along
Peter Hawk Rd, just east of highway 114.
York County
2 NE Clover 22 2045EST
Numerous large tree limbs blown down,
mainly along Ridge Rd.
Greenville County
Greenville 24 1400EST
1530EST
Very heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused
some flooding of typical poor drainage
areas in Greenville. Several intersections
were closed on the east and south side of
the city, including a couple of spots on
Laurens Rd. High water developed on other
roads in the city, including on Pleasantburg
Dr, where a woman was rescued from her
automobile after driving into high water.
At least 1 car stalled out in high water
on Laurens Rd. Debris-clogged drains
played a major role in the flooding.
Greenwood County
9 S Greenwood to 24 1516EST
9 SE Greenwood 1525EST
A tree was blown down on a car on Callison
RO. Trees took down power lines on Baldwin
Dr. Large limbs were also blown down on
Browntown Rd about 12 miles south of
Greenwood.
Greenwood County
2 SSE Ware Shoals 28 1839EST
Trees down in the Ware Shoals area near
the Laurens line.
Laurens County
3 WNW Waterloo 28 1852EST
Several trees down west of Waterloo near
the Greenwood line.
Laurens County
7 SSW Laurens 28 1908EST
Trees clown on Indian Mound Rd.
Chester County
2 ENE Edgemoor 28 1852EST
Chester County
2 ENE Edgemoor 28 1910EST
Nickel size hail and large tree limbs down.
Laurens County
4 ENE Clinton to 28 1934EST
7 ESE Clinton
Numerous trees down from the Hurricane
Church Rd area to along 1-26 near the
highway 66 exit. Several trees fell on
the interstate, requiring closure of the
east bound lane for a while. One tree fell
on a car, causing minor injuries to an
occupant.
SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
Charleston County
Johns Is 06 1320EST
Quarter size hail at Brownswood Nursery.
Charleston County
Johns Is 06 1320EST
2 trees down.
Dorchester County
Reevesville 15 1735EST
Large limbs down.
Dorchester County
St George 15 1750EST
Numerous trees down in Saint George,
Reevesville, along Highway 78, and on
Highway 15.
Dorchester County
SummerviUe 15 1755EST
Trees down in Summerville, Jedburg,
and Reevesville.
Charleston County
Mc Clellanville 15 1905EST
Hail at intersection of Highway 17 and
Highway 45.
Berkeley County
St Stephen 15 1755EST
Berkeley County
Russellville 15 1805EST
Trees down in Russellville.
Allendale County
Martin 22 1700EST
Large tree down across state road 125.
Ailendale County
Allendale 22 1729EST
5 trees down in Aliendale.
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant 26 1505EST
Hail in Longpoint subdivision.
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant 26 1528EST
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant 26 1528EST
Hail off Longpoint Road.
Dorchester County
8 S Givhans 28 1417EST
Berkeley County
10 W Chicora 28 1505EST
Tree down on house. Powerlines down.
Berkeley County
Bonneau 29 1500EST
Several boats flipped over by high winds
near the Overton neighborhood.
Berkeley County
Limerick 28 1500EST
Trees blown down.
Hampton County
2 SE Hampton 28 1535EST
Hampton County
Varnville 28 1545EST
Hampton County
Varnville 28 1545EST
Shingles and tin blown off roofs.
Dorchester County
2 NW Harleyville 28 1535EST
Nickel hail at 1-26 truck weigh station.
Dorchester County
2 E RosinvUle 28 1545EST
Trees stripped and snapped for 1/8 mile
about 5 miles south of the 1-95/I-26
interchange. Road signa also blown down.
Dorchester County
Harleyville 28 1550EST
Camper trailer blown over on 7 mile road.
Dorchester County
1 NW tlarleyviUe 28 1600EST
Trees and powerlines down near ballfield.
Colleton County
Hendersonville 28 1555EST
Several fruit trees blown down.
Hampton County
Hampton 28 1605EST
Several trees down.
Colleton Country
4 WSW
Hendersonville 28 1607EST
Trees down on Old Hendersonville Road.
Charleston County
9 NW Charleston 29 1630EST
Trees down along Highway 61 near
Dragon Hall.
Charleston County
2 NNW Rantowles 29 1655EST
Trees down in the Poplar Grove subdivision.
Hampton County
Hampton 29 1715EST
Trees and powerlines down.
Hampton County
Hampton 29 1730EST
Widespread trees down across city.
Beaufort County
5 N Bluffton 29 1830EST
Trees down on Harrison Island Road.
Beaufort County
6 SE Yemassee 29 1835EST
Trees and powerlines down on Highway 17.
Jasper County
Old House 29 1830EST
Trees and limbs down along Highway 426.
Beaufort County
Port Royal 29 1920EST
Powerlines down.
Beaufort County
Burton 29 2300EST
Lightning struck house at Pinewood Circle
and burned part of its attic.
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
SDZ003>005-009> Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Walworth--
010-015>017-033> Edmunds--Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Stanley--
037-045-048-051 Sully--Hughes--Hyde--Hand--Jones--Lyman
--Buffalo
01 0000CST
31 2359CST
With continued little or no rainfall
along with much above normal
temperatures, the drought expanded
and intensified through July across
central and north central South Dakota.
Severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought
early in July worsened to extreme
(/)3) to exceptional (D4) across all
of the area by the middle of JuIy and
remained through the end of the month.
Rainfall was 1.50 inches to 2.25
inches below normal for the month and
from 7 to 8 inches below normal for
the year. Soil moisture was 4 to 5
inches below normal and lake and
river flows were well below normal.
Crops and pastures were devastated
due to the extreme dryness and burn
bans were in effect across all of the
area. Many ranchers had to sell off
much of their cattle. Throughout July,
periodic strong winds,low relative
humidities, along with many lightning
storms resulted in tens, if not over
one-hundred fires across central
and north central South Dakota. Tens
of thousands of acres of pastureland
and cropland were burned as a result
of the fires. Hundreds of fire fighters
worked throughout the month to contain
the fires. The governor of South Dakota
declared a statewide emergency and the
United States Department of Agriculture
declared all of the counties drought
disasters. Swan Lake, in north central
South Dakota between Lowry and Hoven,
had completely dried up from the long
period of dryness. The last time this
happened to the lake was 30 years prior
in 1976. Also, Lake Oahe at Pierre was
four feet above its all time low.
Hughes County
Pierre 07 1732CST
Dewey County
1 NW Timber Lake 11 1751 CST
Dewey County
5 E Isabel 11 1820CST
Corson County
5 E Morristown 12 1832CST
Corson County
2 W Walker 12 2124CST
Clark County
17 S Clark 13 1618CST
Clark County
16 S Clark 13 1622CST
Roberts County
5 ENE Rosholt 13 1632CST
SDZ003>007- Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Brown--
009>011-015>019- Marshall--Walworth--Edmunds--Day--
033>037-045-048-051 Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Spink--Clark--
Stanley--Sully--Hughes--Hyde--Hand--
Jones--Lyman--Buffalo
15 1100CST
1800CST
Record heat occurred across central
and north central South Dakota and
into parts of northeast South Dakota.
Afternoon high temperatures ranged
from 105 to as high as 120 degrees.
Record highs were set at Pierre,
Mobridge, Kennebec, and Timber Lake.
Pierre set a new all time record high
of 117 degrees and Mobridge tied their
all time record high of 116 degrees.
Kennebec and Timber Lake both hit a
record high temperature of 112 degrees.
The coop observer station 17 miles
west southwest of Fort Pierre tied the
state record high temperature with 120
degrees. Other high temperatures for
the day were 116 degrees at Onida and
Mission Ridge, 114 degrees at Murdo,
112 degrees at Redfield and Blunt, 111
degrees at Stephan, 110 degrees at
Conde and Gann Valley, and 109 degrees
at Aberdeen.
SDZ006>007-011- Brown--Marshall--Day--Spink--Clark
018>019
18 0000CST
31 2359CST
With the continued lack of rainfall and
much above normal temperatures in July,
severe (D2) drought conditions spread
into northeast South Dakota by the
middle of July with exceptional (D3)
drought conditions developing into
western Brown and Spink counties.
Crops were suffering and losses were
evident from the lack of rainfall and
available soil moisture, especially in
the western parts of the area. Several
grassland fires occurred mainly as a
result of lightning. Burn bans and
water restrictions were in place.
Rainfall amounts were over 2 inches
below normal for the month of July and
from 3 to 5 inches below normal since
the beginning of the year.
Edmunds County
4 W Ipswich 26 1953CST
Spink County
10 W Redfield 27 1640CST
Spink County
7 W Redfield 27 1644CST
The hail reports in Spink county were
retrieved by the National Severe
Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma.
SDZ003>011- Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Brown--
015>023-033>037- Marshall--Roberts--Walworth--Edmunds--
045-048-051 Day--Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Spink--
Clark--Codington--Grant--Hamlin--
Deuel--Stanley--Sully--Hughes--Hyde--
Hand--Jones--Lyman--Buffalo
28 11000ST
30 1800CST
Record heat and high humidity affected
central, north central, and northeast
South Dakota for the end of July. Heat
indices rose to 105 to 115 degrees
across the area. Record high
temperatures were set at Pierre,
Mobridge, Kennebec, Timber Lake, and
Aberdeen. Pierre rose to 111 degrees
on each of the three days. Mobridge
rose to 111 degrees on the 28th and to
112 degrees on the 30th.
Several record highs of 108 and 109
degrees were set at Timber Lake and
Kennebec in the three day period.
Aberdeen set a record high of 106 on
the 30th.
Walworth County
Mobridge 28 2123CST
SOUTH DAKOTA, Southeast
Douglas County
5 NNE Corsica 13 1545CST
Aurora County
6 SE Stickney 13 1545CST
Beadle County
10 NNE Yale 13 1558CST
Kingsbury County
5 NW Bancroft 13 1610CST
Kingsbury County
11 NW De Smet 13 1613CST
Kingsbury County
4 NW Bancroft 13 1615CST
SDZ053 Sanborn
16 18000ST
22000ST
Numerous grass fires were triggered by
lightning strikes from dry
thunderstorms and existing dry
conditions. All fires were relatively
small, and responded to by fire
departments from Woonsocket, Letcher,
and Artesian.
SDZ038-050-052>054- Beadle--Gregory--Jerauld--Sanborn--
057>061-063>066- Miner--Brule--Aurora--Davison--Hanson--
068>071 Mccook--Charles Mix--Douglas--
Hutchinson--Turner--Bon Homme--
Yankton--Clay--Union
18 0000CST
31 2359CST
A widespread and long term shortage of
rainfall resulted in a moisture
deficiency which put significant stress
on crops. The drought was classified as
D2, or severe, in the U.S. Drought
Monitor. According to a USDA Flash
Situation Report, the yield loss in one
county, Davison, was estimated to be at
least 40 percent for almost 60 thousand
acres of tasseling corn, which is a
critical growth stage for corn.
Similar percentage yield losses were
expected for alfalfa, soybeans, wheat,
and hay, with greater losses possible
if drought persisted. Reports from
other counties affected by drought also
indicated significant yield losses.
The exact amount of loss was not
known, with any losses expected to
increase if drought continued. The
stress of the drought on crops was
exacerbated by daytime temperatures
rising several degrees above 100
degrees Farenheit.
Other effects of the drought included
evaporation of watering holes for
cattle, and evaporation in watering
tanks to the extent that the water
became too salty for cattle. In a few
places there had not been enough
rainfall to completely dissolve
fertilizer, making damaged wheat crops
too toxic for use as cattle feed. The
dry and hot weather also caused
grasslands to become very dry,
contributing to grass fires in places.
SDZ038 Beadle
22 16000ST
18000ST
Lightning started a grass fire near
Wessington. The fire was brought under
control by the Wessington and nearby
Miller fire departments after burning
at least 10 acres. The hot and dry
weather contributed to the spread of
the fire.
Lake County
Ramona 24 1314CST
Lake County
2 SE Ramona 24 1320CST
Brule County
Kimball 24 1612CST
Miner County
12 NNE Howard 24 1648CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Davison County
2 SW Mitchell 24 1650CST
Davison County
Mitchell 24 1655CST
Davison County
Mitchell 24 1655CST
Thunderstorm winds damaged tool sheds
and other exterior merchandise at a
building center. The winds also caused
tree damage.
Lake County
2 SW Ramona 24 17000ST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, including numerous
trees and power poles blown down. The
damage resulted in power outages in
the area. The wind also damaged corn
crops. The amount of property and crop
damage was not known.
Lake County
3 W Madison 24 1716CST
Lake County
Winfred 24 1716CST
Hanson County
Alexandria to 24 1715CST
Emery 1725CST
Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and
power lines, resulting in power
outages.
Mccook County
9 NNW Salem 24 1725CST
Mccook County
1 NW Salem 24 1742CST
Mccook County
5 S Salem 24 1743CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, resulting in a
power outage that lasted a little less
than 2 hours.
Mccook County
2 E Salem 24 1745CST
Mccook County
Canistota 24 1800CST
Mccook County
6 E Canistota 24 1812CST
Thunderstorm winds rolled and destroyed
a camper.
Mccook County
Canistota 24 1818CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, including 3 inch
diameter branches blown down.
A resulting power outage lasted about
2 hours.
Turner County
8 NE Parker 24 1820CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several trees blown down.
Corn crops were damaged by the wind,
but the amount of crop damage was not
known.
Turner County
7 N Chancellor 24 1830CST
Lincoln County
1 SE Tea 24 1845CST
Lincoln County
Tea 24 1845CST
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including 3 inch diameter limbs blown
down. Corn crops were also damaged by
the wind, but the amount of crop
damage was not known.
Lake County
Winfred 24 1854CST
Hutchinson County
5 E Dimock 24 2040CST
SOUTH DAKOTA, West
Pennington County
2 NE Rockerville 01 1455MST
Pennington County
2 SE Rockerville 01 1500MST
Pennington County
4 NE Rockerville 01 1505MST
Custer County
2 W Buffalo Gap 01 1615MST
Pennington County
1 SE Rapid City 02 1319MST
Custer County
11 SE Custer 02 1320MST
Shannon County
5 E Pine Ridge 02 1621MST
Strong winds tore the roof off a
mobile home.
Shannon County
15 SE Red Shirt 07 1350MST
Shannon County
Sharps Corner 07 1445MST
Shannon County
1 S Oglala 12 1540MST
SDZ001>002- Harding--Perkins--Butte--Northern
012>014-025>027- Meade Co Plains Ziebach--Northern Foot
030>032-041>044- Hills--Rapid City--Southern Foot
046>047-049-072>074 Hills--Custer Co Plains--Pennington Co
Plains--Haakon--Fall River--Shannon--
Jackson--Bennett--Mellette--Todd--
Tripp--Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills
Meade Co Plains--Hermosa--Southern
Foothills
15 0700MST
16 2100MST
High pressure brought record heat to
western South Dakota, with many
locations setting all-time record high
temperatures. The National Weather
Service cooperative observer 8 miles
north-northwest of Usta in Perkins
County recorded a maximum temperature
of 120 degrees on July 15th, which
tied the previous all-time record high
in South Dakota, first set on July 5th,
1936 in Cann Valley. A woman died of
heat exhaustion while hiking in the
Badlands National Park on July 16th.
F520U
Ziebach County
9 SW Glad Vly 19 0010MST
Perkins County
5 SE Usta 19 0020MST
Ziebach County
1 W Red Elm 24 1615MST
Ziebach County
13 SE Red Scaffold 24 1654MST
1700MST
Ziebach County
13 SE Red Scaffold 24 1654MST
Haakon County
5 NE Milesville 24 1720MST
Haakon County
3 S Milesville 24 1720MST
Mobile home was blown over.
Severe thunderstorms developed over
southern Ziebach and northern Haakon
Counties, producing large hail and
wind gusts to 75 mph. A mobile home
near Milesville was blown over by the
strong gusts. No one was injured.
Pennington County
3 S Pactola 26 1729MST
Reservoir
Pennington County
Sheridan Lake 26 1730MST
ST LAWRENCE RIVER
St Lawrence R Above
Ogdensburg Ny
Clayton 29 1400EST
TENNESSEE, Central
Van Buren County
Spencer 4 1635CST
Hail about the size of a penny fell
at the Sheriffs office in Spencer.
Maury County
Columbia 19 1625CST
The Columbia Fire Department reported
to the newspaper that several trees
had fallen in Columbia. One tree limb
struck a SUV on Carmack Boulevard in
Columbia.
Jackson County
2 NW Gainesboro 21 1515CST
Trees down on Jennings Creek Highway.
Davidson County
5 WSW Nashville 21 1605CST
1630CST
Gust front ahead of an area of
thunderstorms had wind gusts of 40 to
50 mph. Some of these wind gusts were
measured or estimated by trained
spotters in Davidson County. As this
gust front entered Davidson County, a
tree limb from a rotted tree fell on a
vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, killing
the driver and slightly injuring his
wife and his 2 young children. The
gust front exited the county at 1630
CST. Over 25,000 people were without
power in Davidson County according to
Nashville Electric Service. Wind gusts
were measured up to 47 mph at
Nashville International Airport at
1620 CST. The fatality occurred at the
intersection of Robertson Road and
Nall Avenue in the western part of
Nashville. M41VE
Macon County
Red Boiling Spgs 21 1615CST
Lightning struck a tree, then the bolt
of lightning killed 18 heifers and one
bull gathered underneath the tree. Mr.
Tony Ferguson, owner of Lazy Brook
Farm on Bethany Road, in Red Boiling
Springs, estimated the loss at $20,000
to $25,000.
Macon County
Red Boiling Spgs 21 1615CST
A six ton feeder and a tree, which has
stood for over 50 years, were blown
over by the strong gust front ahead of
the thunderstorms at Lazy Brook Farm.
A basketball goal in a driveway was
blown over and crashed into the
windshield of a truck.
Fentress County
6 SW Allardt 21 1630CST
Spotter measured a 60 mph wind gust
with his weather station.
Fentress County
Jamestown 28 1345CST
Trees down in Jamestown.
TENNESSEE, East
Hawkins County
Rogersville 01 1930EST
2030EST
Flooding across highway 70 in the
stiggersville community from heavy
thunderstorm rains. Temporarily closed
roads. Other easily flooded low
spots also affected.
Campbell County
La Follette 03 1530EST
Several trees were reported down in
the vicinity of La Follette and Davis
Chapel.
Campbell County
La Follette 04 1415EST
Numerous trees were reported down in
La Follette and vicinity.
Morgan County
North Central 04 1440EST
Portion 1530EST
Evidence of several inches of water
over roads in the area, during post
event drive throughs by highway
department, in a nearly uninhabited
area.
Hamilton County
East Ridge 04 1500EST
1515EST
Numerous trees and power lines were
reported down in the East Ridge area.
Rhea County
Spring City 04 1535EST
Several trees and large limbs downed
and a few roofs were damaged in Spring
City.
Rhea County
Spring City 04 1535EST
A large limb was reported down on a
road in Spring City which resulted in
a traffic accident.
Roane County
2 SSW Rockwood 04 1540EST
One tree was reported down on Burke Mill Road
two miles south southwest of Rockwood.
Roane County
Harriman 04 1555EST
A powerline and large limbs were reported down
at the intersections of Route 27 and Riggs
Chapel Road in Harriman.
Hancock County
4 S Sneedville 04 1630EST
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down in the Duck Creek and Trent Valley areas.
Mcminn County
4 NW Niota 04 1655EST
One tree was reported down on county route 275
four miles northwest of Niota.
Mcminn County
Niota 04 1700EST
Trees were reported down in Niota along highway
11 and on South Burn Road.
Knox County
Knoxville 04 1705EST
One tree and powerlines were reported down
along Rutledge Pike.
Campbell County
Countywide 04 1715EST
1720EST
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the county.
Knox County
6 NNW Knoxville 04 1730EST
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated on Raccoon
Valley Road.
Union County
2 WSW Paulette 04 1735EST
Several trees were reported down along Raccoon
Valley Road
Knox County
6 NNW Knoxville 04 1735EST
One tree and a few powerlines were reported
down on Raccoon Valley Road six miles north
northwest of Knoxville.
Monroe County
Tellico Plains 04 1750EST
One tree was reported down in Tellico Plains.
Monroe County
Coker Creek 04 1755EST
Pea to penny sized hail was reported in the
vicinity of Coker Creek.
Claiborne County
Lone Mtn 04 1820EST
A few trees were reported down and a storage
building was blown over in the vicinity of Lone
Mountain.
Polk County
2 SSW Reliance 04 1820EST
One tree was reported down at the intersection
of Highway 30 and Lost Creek Road.
Greene County
Countywide 04 1945EST
2010EST
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the county.
Greene County
5 ENE Baileyton 04 2015EST
2025EST
Several trees were reported down across the
northeastern part of the county.
Washington County
Gray 04 2040EST
Numerous trees were reported down in Gray and
the surrounding area.
Sullivan County
Kingsport 04 2200EST
Trees were reported down in the vicinity of
Kingsport and Fall Branch.
Greene County
9 S Greeneville 05 1725EST
Two trees were reported down along highway 107.
Union County
7 W Maynardville 13 1200EST
Several trees and large limbs were reported
down on roads in Big Ridge State Park and the
surrounding vicinity.
Grainger County
5 SE Rutledge to 13 1210EST
9 W Rutledge
Numerous trees were reported down along
Lakeshore Drive.
Hamilton County
Chattanooga 13 1856EST
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the southeastern third of the
county; especially around East Ridge, East
Brainerd, Collegedale, Ooltewah, and Apison.
Union County
Sharps Chapel 13 1910EST
1920EST
Several trees and powerlines were reported down
across the northern half of the county.
Union County
5 NE Maynardville 13 1915EST
One tree was reported down on Highway 33 at
McLemore Lane and another tree was down near
Highway 33 on Hickory Valley Road.
Morgan County
Countywide 14 1300EST
Trees and powerlines were reported down across
the county.
Morgan County
Petros 14 1300EST
One tree was reported down on Highway 116 near
Petros.
Mcminn County
Niota 14 1415EST
Two trees were reported down along Highway 11
and another couple of trees were downed along
County Road 351 in the vicinity of Niota.
Hamilton County
Countywide 14 1500EST
Six trees were reported down across the county.
Bradley County
South Cleveland 14 1500EST
Several homes and businesses were damaged in
South Cleveland and hundreds of trees were
downed along roads including Patterson,
Steelwood Drive, Clayton Street and Spring
Place Road.
Cocke County
3 W Newport 14 1518EST
One tree was reported down along Highway 411
near Newport.
Cocke County
Parrottsville 14 1520EST
A power pole and lines were downed by high
winds along Highway 340 near Parrottsville.
Greene County
8 N Greeneville 14 1540EST
One tree was reported down eight miles
north of Greeneville between Greeneville
and Baileyton.
Greene County
Greeneville 14 1545EST
Two trees were reported down in Greeneville.
Hawkins County
Church Hill 19 2305EST
Numerous trees were reported down across the
entire northeast part of the county.
Greene County
Greeneville 20 1600EST
A rear wall was pulled open by strong
thunderstorm winds at 194 North Pruitt Road in
Greeneville.
Hamilton County
Soddy Daisy 21 1410EST
A few trees were reported down near Soddy Daisy.
Morgan County
6 SW Wartburg 21 1535EST
Two trees were reported down near the
Cumberland-Morgan county line.
Scott County
9 WSW Oneida 21 1545EST
A few trees were reported down in the Scott
State Forest.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge 21 1545EST
A few trees were reported down in Oak Ridge.
Campbell County
La Follette 21 1559EST
Trees were reported down on Cedar Creek and
Demory roads.
Union County
Luttrell 21 1700EST
Numerous trees were reported down in Luttrell
and vicinity.
Grainger County
Countywide 21 1700EST
A few trees were reported down across the
county.
Bledsoe County
Countywide 21 1740CST
1755CST
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Bledsoe County
4 NNE Pikeville 21 1740CST
One tree was reported down on Highway 127N.
Grainger County
Countywide 21 1745EST
1800EST
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Jefferson County
White Pine 21 1745EST
1750EST
A few trees were reported down in White Pine
and vicinity.
Cocke County
4 W Newport 21 1800EST
A nine inch diameter tree was downed on highway
411 four miles west of Newport.
Cocke County
Newport 21 1800EST
A twelve inch diameter tree and power lines
were downed at 441 Carson Springs Road.
Cocke County
8 SW Newport 21 1823EST
Several trees were reported down on Bogard View
Way and McGaha Chapel Road.
Sequatchie County
Countywide 21 1840CST
1900CST
Trees were reported down across the county.
Marion County
Countywide 21 1845CST
1905CST
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Rhea County
Spring City 21 1850EST
Several trees were reported down across the
northern third of the county ... especially
around Spring City.
Morgan County
Pine Orchard 21 1850EST
A few trees were reported down near Pine
Orchard.
Roane County
Harriman 21 1900EST
1909EST
Several trees and power lines were reported
down across the Northern half of the country.
Roane County
Countywide to 21 1909EST
Oliver Spgs 2000EST
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down countywide ... especially between Harriman
and Oliver Springs.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge 21 1925EST
A few trees were reported down just south of
Oak Ridge.
Loudon County
Countywide 21 1930EST
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Knox County
Farragut 21 1935EST
An eight inch diameter tree was reported down in
Farragut.
Knox County
Countywide 21 1935EST
1955EST
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Rhea County
Countywide 21 1940EST
2000EST
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Blount County
Countywide 21 1945EST
A few trees were reported down across the
county.
Meigs County
Countywide 21 1950EST
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Hamilton County
7 S Birchwood 21 1950EST
Numerous trees were reported down along highway
58 between Gamble Road and Grasshopper Road.
Sequatchie County
Dunlap 21 1950CST
High winds picked up a yard sale tent and a
pole supporting the tent crashed through a
truck window into the leg of the driver near
Ewtonville Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 127.
Mcminn County
Countywide 21 2000EST
2009EST
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Bradley County
Countywide 21 2000EST
2025EST
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Mcminn County
Athens 21 2009EST
A large oak tree was reported down on Oakland
Drive in Athens.
Monroe County
Countywide 21 2015EST
2040EST
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Polk County
Countywide 21 2020EST
2040EST
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county ... many down on highways and secondary
roads.
Union County
Luttrell 25 1630EST
Several barns and sheds were damaged and trees
were downed in an area from Tater Valley Road
to Clinch Valley Road near Grainger County.
Anderson County
5 NNW Clinton 28 1446EST
Several trees and power lines were reported
down between the Briceville highway and the Old
Dutch Valley road about one mile west of
Medford.
Roane County
Kingston 28 1517EST
A few trees were reported down in Kingston.
Roane County
Midtown 28 1517EST
A few trees were reported down in Midtown.
Grainger County
Rutledge 28 1527EST
Wind gusts were estimated as high as 50 knots
at Rutledge School.
Grainger County
Rutledge 28 1527EST
A five to six inch diameter tree was reported
down across the southbound lane of highway 11W
at mile marker 22.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge 28 1533EST
A tree was reported down on a power line at 124
Mirmar Circle in Oak Ridge.
Loudon County
Countywide 28 1535EST
1605EST
Several trees were reported down onto roads
across the county.
Knox County
Knoxville 28 1541EST
1612EST
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down in Knoxville.
Hamblen County
5 SW Morristown 28 1542EST
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down in the Talbott area.
Grainger County
6 ENE Rutledge 28 1542EST
Several trees and power lines were reported
down at the intersection of highway 11 W and
Helton Road.
Anderson County
Clinton 28 1545EST
A tree was reported down on Coward Road in
Clinton.
Sequatchie County
10 SSE Dunlap 28 1545CST
1645CST
A few trees were reported down onto power lines
with several small limbs and debris on area
roads.
Sevier County
1 WSW Gatlinburg 28 1555EST
A few trees and power lines were reported down
on Ski Mountain Road.
Sequatchie County
1 NE Dunlap 28 1555CST
A power pole and power lines were reported down
on Ewton Road one mile northeast of Dunlap.
Monroe County
Sweetwater 28 1600EST
A tree was reported down on Barney Creek Road
in Sweetwater.
Jefferson County
Dandridge 28 1607EST
A tree was reported down on Highway 92 at the
approach to the bridge across the French Broad
River.
Blount County
Big Spgs 28 1614EST
Two trees were reported down in the Big Springs
area.
Loudon County
5 NNW Loudon 28 1615EST
A tree was reported down on Hines Valley Road
near New Providence.
Jefferson County
Dandridge 28 1615EST
A tree was reported down near interstate 40
and the highway 92 intersection.
Hawkins County
Mooresburg 28 1615EST
Some trees were reported down in Mooresburg.
Hawkins County
Rogersville 28 1615EST
Some trees were reported down in Rogersville.
Monroe County
Tellico Plains 28 1620EST
A tree was reported down on highway 68 in
Tellico Plains.
Polk County
Benton 28 1625EST
Several trees were reported down across the
western portion of the county.
Grainger County
5 SE Rutledge 28 1630EST
Three trees were reported down on Lakeshore
Road five miles southeast of Rutledge.
Hawkins County
Mooresburg 28 1650EST
Numerous trees were reported down across the
western half of the county.
Sullivan County
Bloomingdale 28 1715EST
Trees and power lines were reported down in
the Bloomingdale area.
TENNESSEE, South Central
Lincoln County
1 N Fayetteville 19 1450CST
to Fayetteville
Large tree limbs were blown down one mile
north of downtown.
Lincoln County
Fayetteville 19 1508CST
Numerous trees were blown down.
Franklin County
2 W Winchester to 28 1448CST
Winchester
Trees were blown down along Highway 50 from
west of Winchester into downtown Winchester.
Multiple bands of strong to severe
thunderstorms developed during the afternoon
hours ahead of an approaching upper level
trough of low pressure. Many of the storms
produce strong and damaging winds downing
trees and power lines.
TENNESSEE, West
Lauderdale County
Ripley 14 1810CST
1815CST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees on
Coffeshop Road.
Lake County
2 E Tiptonville 21 1840CST
1845CST
Several trees were downed along Highway 21
around Reelfoot Lake.
Obion County
Hornbeak to 21 1850CST
Union City 1907CST
Severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and
power lines in a corridor from Hornbeak to
Troy to Union City.
Madison County
Jackson 29 0521CST
0531CST
Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a house
on 109 Wallace Road in Jackson. The strike
started a fire in the home. The home burned to
the ground and a 87 year old man was killed
inside. M87PH
Carroll County
Southeast Portion 29 1135CST
1335CST
Numerous roads were flooded in the
southeastern portion of Carroll County.
Henderson County
Chesterfield 29 1139CST
1340CST
Caramel Road in Chesterfield was flooded.
Decatur County
Parsons 29 1141CST
1345CST
Flash flooding caused major problems in the
city of Parson. One home had close to one
inches of water. Meanwhile, four businesses
had four inches of water. Sections of nearly
every road in Parsons was flooded with nearly
two feet of water.
TEXAS, Central
Taylor County
4 N Abilene 18 1645CST
Microburst produced downed trees and roof
damage to outbuildings.
Taylor County
3 NNW Abilene 18 1653CST
Downburst produced wind damage to cars in the
KTXS parking lot. The wind was measured with
an anemoter at the TV station.
TXZ127 Taylor
26 0846CST
29 0846CST
The Lewis Canyon fire started southwest of
Abilene in rough terrain. The flames were
fanned by gusty winds combined with low
relative humidities. The fire burned an
estimated 10,000 acres over the next 3 days.
TEXAS, Central Southeast
Fort Bend County
Stafford 04 1030CST
Lightning strike caused a fire that damaged a
home.
Chambers County
6 S Sea Breeze 08 0925CST 0.2 30
Tornado caused no damage near the Intracoastal
Bridge on Highway 124 near the Chambers-
Galveston county line.
Galveston County
Dickinson 18 1030CST
Tree down near the intersection of Deats Road
and Highway 3.
Harris County
5 WSW Alief 18 1115CST
Large tree split in half and hit a home in
Mission Bend.
Fort Bend County
Stafford 18 1130CST
Lightning struck an apartment complex and
took out the electrical systems. A cell phone
tower was also knocked out.
Harris County
Webster 20 1205CST
Sighted by law enforcement.
Harris County
4 E Aldine 22 1601CST
Trees down near the intersection of FM 1960
and Atascosita.
Harris County
Pasadena 23 15000ST
Lightning strike caused a house fire.
Polk County
Dallardsville 26 1715CST
1845CST
Flooding near Dallardsville at Highway 1276.
Matagorda County
Midfield 26 1730CST
22000ST
Highway 111 flooded from Midfied to the
Jackson County line.
TEXAS, Extreme West
El Paso County
18 ENE El Paso 06 1320MST
Intl Ar 1430MST
El Paso County
18 ENE El Paso 06 1320MST
Intl Ar 1430MST
Roads were flooded in far northeastern El Paso
County from Hueco Tanks State Park to the
Montana Vista area.
El Paso County
West Portion 06 1425MST
1700MST
A heavy precipitation supercell thunderstorm
dropped up to 2 inches of rain in less than an
hour from west El Paso to Anthony TX. Numerous
streets were closed due to major street
flooding, rocks and debris. Several power
outages occurred as well.
El Paso County
El Paso 06 1625MST
1730MST
The third flood producing thunderstorm of the
day for El Paso County caused flooding in
central El Paso.
El Paso County
El Paso 15 1140MST
1230MST
Major street flooding occurred in central and
northeast El Paso, and spread into west El
Paso near UTEP.
El Paso County
El Paso 15 1455MST
1530MST
The second in a wave of westward moving
thunderstorms moved across El Paso, dropping
heavy rain which resulted in a mudslide with
debris blocking traffic on Mesa Street in west
El Paso.
El Paso County
Fabens 15 1713MST
El Paso County
Northeast Portion 27 1830MST
2030MST
Hudspeth County
Northwest Portion 27 1830MST
2030MST
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding which
led to road closures from Hueco Village
westward to Montana Vista.
El Paso County
South Portion 27 2000MST
2200MST
A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms caused
flooding from Clint to east El Paso. Debris
flow along an arroyo entered houses and buried
a road in a Clint neighborhood, leaving a
layer of mud up to 4 feet deep. Also two cars
were buried. A catchment basin breached after
filling with water that spilled over a
landfill upstream.
El Paso County
East Central 28 2020MST
Portion 2130MST
Extensive flooding occurred along Highway
62/180 in Montana Vista, making it nearly
impassable. Meanwhile, 1.75 inches of rain
within an hour in Horizon City caused rivers
of mud to flow downstream into Clint. This was
the second consecutive night of significant
debris flow in the Clint area.
El Paso County
12 NNW El Paso 30 1745MST
Intl A 1845MST
From 2.5" to 3" of rain in 40 minutes was
measured by spotters in the North Hills
section of northeast El Paso, resulting in
major street flooding.
El Paso County
6 NNW El Paso 30 2110MST
Intl At 2210MST
The second thunderstorm of the evening hit
northeast El Paso, but this time a little
further south. An NWS employee measured 2.21
inches in just over an hour. Texas Department
of Transportation reported significant street
flooding along and near Trans Mountain Road.
TEXAS. Mid--South
TXZ229>232-239>241 La Salle--Mcmullen--Live Oak--Bee--Webb--
Duval--Jim Wells
01 0000CST
31 2359CST
July 2006 saw several episodes of widespread
heavy rainfall events across the Coastal Bend
of South Texas. The drought conditions across
Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas,
Refugio, Calhoun, Victoria and Goliad
counties essentially ended because of these
events. The biggest events occurred the first
week in July as well as July 22nd through
the 28th.
Further west, across central portions of South
Texas as well as the Rio Grande Plains of
South Texas, the heavy rainfall was more
isolated to scattered in coverage during July.
Because of this, drought conditions in these
area did ease somewhat, but did not end
completely. By the end of the month the U.S.
Drought Monitor showed drought conditions
across La Salle and Webb counties in the
extreme category, Live Oak McMullen and Duval
counties in the severe category, and Jim
Wells and Bee counties in the moderate
category.
Soil moisture across western portions of South
Texas remained below normal. A few farmers who
planted late in the season benefitted from the
heavy rainfall and may have salvaged part of
the growing season. However, because most
crops were stressed and failed during the
heart of the growing season, or farmers
decided not to plant all together this season,
yields were expected to be well below normal.
Many ranchers depleted their cattle sizes and
others continued to need hay to feed
livestock. Some locations however did receive
sufficient rainfall to replenish grasslands.
Unfortunately much of the widespread heavy
rainfall that fell across eastern portions of
South Texas did not fall into the watershed.
This, combined with high water usage in South
Texas, resulted in reservoir levels continuing
to slowly fall at Choke Canyon Reservoir and
Lake Corpus Christi. Choke Canyon fell to
79.4% capacity during July and Lake Corpus
Christi fell to 36.0%. Lake Amistad also
continue to slowly fall. Coleto Creek
Reservoir remained nearly unchanged.
The wildfire danger remained low across the
northern Coastal Bend and Victoria region. The
remainder of South Texas was in a moderate
fire danger at the end of the month. No
significant wildfires were reported over the
month of July across South Texas.
The following are selected South Texas
rainfall totals for July 2006:
Alice Intl Apt (ASOS): 5.12 inches
Aransas Wildlife Refuge: 13.46 inches
Beeville 5 NE: 4.59 inches
Benavides: 4.83 inches
Choke Canyon Dam: 5.83 inches
Corpus Christi Intl Apt (ASOS): 5.26 inches
Cotulla (ASOS): 5.81 inches
Encinal: 2.22 inches
Fowlerton: 3.63 inches
Freer: 1.30 inches
George West 2SSW: 4.78 inches
Goliad: 3.42 inches
Kingsville: 3.07 inches
Laredo Intl Apt (ASOS): 0.72 inches
Mathis 4SSW: 2.71 inches
Port Aransas: 18.32 inches
Port Lavaca: 7.76 inches
Port O'Connor: 34.44 inches
Refugio 3SW: 6.57 inches
Rockport: 17.33 inches
Three Rivers 8 NE: 1.31 inches
Tilden 4SSE: 2.97 inches
Victoria Apt (ASOS): 8.86 inches
Welder Wildlife Foundation: 5.99 inches
Whitsett: 2.57 inches
San Patricio County
7 NW Sinton 04 1445CST 0.5 30
Tornado was brief and remained over open
county, between CR 28 and FM 188.
Aransas County
Rockport 05 1245CST
1600CST
Widespread flooding occurred in Rockport,
where between 5 and 8 inches of rain fell,
much over a 2 hour period. Almost all city
streets became flooded, including Market
Street and Austin Street where numerous
businesses had water enter their buildings.
There was also several homes throughout the
city that were flooded. Two nursing homes also
had water enter their buildings. City
officials reported over 100 cars stalled in
high water. In addition, an 11 year old boy
had to be rescued when he slipped into a
storm drain while playing near the high water.
The following are 24 rainfall totals from
around the area:
Rockport (ASOS): 3.34 inches
Rockport (City): 7.15 inches
Rockport 3N: 4.18 inches
Lamar Peninsula: 3.77 inches
Aransas Wildlife Refuge: 2.30 inches
Property damage estimates are rough, and may
be underestimated.
Nueces County
Port Aransas 05 1405CST
1530CST
Heavy rainfall of 4 to 6 inches left many city
streets flooded with one to two feet of water
over them. City officials reported several
cars stalled in the high water. The following
are 24 rainfall totals:
Port Aransas (COOP): 5.44 inches
Nueces County
Corpus Christi 05 15000ST
1615CST
Heavy rainfall fell across the south side of
Corpus Christi leading to all S.P.I.D.
(Hwy 358) underpasses from Staples St. to
Flour Bluff flooded, including Nile and Rodd
Field which caused backups on Hwy 358. Several
cars became stranded in the high water. High
water on Airline, from Hwy 358 to Gollihar,
also caused several cars to stall in the high
water. High water and impassable streets were
also reported in neighborhoods near Century
Theater on S.P.I.D. There were several other
reports of minor flooding of secondary streets
throughout the south side of Corpus Christi.
NWS radar estimated 1 to 3 inches of rain fell
across central and south Corpus Christi, with
isolated amounts of 3 to 4 inches across the
south side.
La Salle County
Encinal 23 1730CST
A thunderstorm produced microburst over the
city of Encinal. Broadcast media, from nearby
Laredo, reported a large aluminum section of
roof from an old school building in Encinal
was blown off and carried downwind roughly one
block into a house. One telephone pole was
also split in half by the section of roof.
Calhoun County
Port O Conner 26 0530CST
09000ST
Between 4 and 7 inches of rain fell across
extreme east and southeast Calhoun County
during the early morning hours of the 26th.
6.90 inches of rain was recorded at Port
O'Connor. This led to flooding of several
roads, including Hwy 238 and Reomerville
Rd. as well as a portion of Hwy 185 in Port
O'Connor.
Nueces County
5 NE Robstown 26 1630CST
1730CST
Doppler radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of
rainfall fell in a 1 to 2 hour time frame
across northwest Nueces County. High water was
reported at U.S. 77 and I-37. Standing water
was reported on FM 624, between CR 83 an
FM 666.
Jim Wells County
Alice 26 1700CST
18000ST
2 to 3 inches of rainfall fell over the Alice
area during a one hour period, resulting in
Highway 44 at Flournoy Rd. (FM 1931) closed
due to high water. Minor street flooding was
observed elsewhere throughout the city.
The Alice ASOS recorded 2.67 inches, and a
COOP observer in Alice recorded 3.80 inches
on the day.
TEXAS, North
TXZ091>095- Montague--Cooke--Grayson--Fannin--Lamar--
100>107-115>123- Young--Jack--Wise--Denton--Collin--Hunt--
129>135-141>148- Delta -Hopkins--Stephens--Palo Pinto--Parker--
156>162-174>175 Tarrant--Dallas--Rockwall--Kaufman--Van
Zandt--Rains--Eastland--Erath--Hood--
Somervell--Johnson--Ellis--Henderson--
Comanche--Mills--Hamilton--Bosque--Hill--
Navarro--Freestone--Anderson--Lampasas--
Coryell--Bell--Mclennan--Falls--Limestone--
Leon--Milam--Robertson
01 0000CST
31 2359CST
Drought conditions across north Texas
worsened this month as rainfall continued to
be scarce. Measurable rainfall was recorded
on only four days at Dallas/Fort Worth.
Dallas/Fort Worth was almost 23 inches below
normal for the 18 months ending on July 31,
Waco was over 16 inches below normal, and
Denton and McKinney were both over 30 inches
below normal for the same period.
Temperatures were well above normal, with
this July ranking as the 9th warmest on
record for the last 108 years. The average
high temperature this month was 3.0 degrees
above normal, and the average low temperature
was 2.5 degrees above normal. In fact,
2006 now ranks as number one for Dallas/Fort
Worth for the warmest mean temperature on
record (69.9 degrees).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought
conditions in north Texas ranged from severe
drought (D2) to exceptional drought (D4),
the worst possible category. The area of
exceptional drought encompassed the region
from Bowie south to Cisco, east to
Greenville, north to the Red River, and
finally west again to Bowie. This area
includes the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex.
Indeed, many metroplex counties continued to
impose burn bans and mandatory water
restrictions. Many cities prohibited watering
between 10 AM and 6 PM, and voluntary
conservation techniques, such as taking
showers instead of baths, were stressed to
citizens. Homeowners were dealing with
foundation problems, and trees which had been
maintained for over 60 years were dying from
lack of water. Some communities tried to
combat the drought conditions by reactivating
wells which have not been used in over 15
years.
Farmers continued to have a difficult time
getting crops to produce this season. Although
cotton tends to grow best in hot weather,
the cottonseed plant to germinate. Cotton is
Texas' number one cash crop, and the extreme
heat and dryness caused much of represented
$1 billion of the losses statewide due to the
drought. Hay also continued to decrease in
quality and number. Bales which were selling
for $35 last year were selling for $80 this
year. Many farmers were forced to drive to
other parts of the state or even to other
states to buy cheaper hay. Much of the states
corn and soybean crops were made into hay in
order to feed livestock. Wheat production
across north Texas was 70% below normal. In
addition, many locations with very high
enough grazing land for their cattle. The
Farm Service Agency expected many farmers to
give up the farm business all together because
of the rising costs due to the drought.
Although several counties were named disaster
areas already this year, relief funds have
been delayed in Congress. The Texas
Cooperative Extension recently estimated
statewide drought losses at $4.1 billion.
North Texas alone has incurred around $1.9
billion.
Dallas County
Dallas 01 1905CST
TXZ103 Denton
01 2000CST
High winds caused three bounce houses to
collapse with children inside near Lake
Lewisville. One child suffered a broken arm,
and many others had bruises and scrapes.
Tarrant County
Countywide 05 1525CST
1546CST
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and large
limbs in Watauga, Arlington, and
Dalworthington Gardens. A front window at a
convenience store south of Fort Worth was
blown in as well, and two sections of fence
were blown down just east of Lake Arlington.
Tarrant County
Countywide 05 1600CST
1730CST
Flash flooding was reported at several
intersections in Watauga, along Mid-Cities
Boulevard in North Richland Hills, and at
Highway 114 and Dove Road in Southlake.
Hamilton County
Hamilton 05 1804CST
TXZ118>119 Tarrant--Dallas
14 1000CST
21 18000ST
An upper level ridge settled over the southern
plains ... resulting in hot temperatures and
little to no rainfall for over a week. With
daytime heat indices reaching 105 degrees and
nighttime temperature only dropping into the
upper 70s to lower 80s, the heat affected many
people detrimentally. During this time, at
least one person died from the heat. M82PH
Anderson County
Palestine 17 1645CST
Tree limbs down.
Henderson County
Countywide 17 1645CST
In Opelika, two two-hundred year-old oak trees
were split in half and another was uprooted.
Large limbs from the downed trees were
thrown across the yard, on the roof of a
house, and on top of a storage building. One
resident said that their front door was
blown open, and the male owner was not able to
pull it shut again until the wind subsided.
The cost to haul away the oak trees and
repair the roof of the house was estimated at
$20,000. Also in the same area, a carport was
blown off, the car inside the carport was
shifted about four feet, and several trees
were leveled.
In Cross Roads, the elementary school had
limbs strewn across the football field. A
nearby house had its roof damaged, tin was
blown off of a storage building, and numerous
trees were knocked down, including a 100 year-
old peach tree. Some of the trees
had their tops sheared off.
Fannin County
8 NW Bonham 17 1845CST
Nickel-sized hail in Ravenna.
Fannin County
7 N Bonham 17 1845CST
Numerous trees and power lines down. A roof
was also damaged.
Van Zandt County
Ben Wheeler 19 2253CST
Bell County
Belton 22 1315CST
Several large trees uprooted and large tree
limbs snapped. One huge tree fell on a
transmission repair shop. Numerous power
lines were blown down, as well as a light at
a ballfield. A sign at a bank was ripped off.
Power was out to about 1,200 people.
TXZ119 Dallas
27 15000ST
A four-year-old boy died of heat exposure
after he was left unattended at a playground
in Balch Springs. The boy did not have any
water. High temperatures on this day were in
the lower 100s with low temperatures in the
mid 70s. Local heat advisory criteria
was not met on this day.
M40U
TEXAS, North Panhandle
TXZ009 Roberts
03 1530CST
04 2130CST
A wildfire twenty-six miles northwest of Miami
in northwestern Roberts county burned three
hundred acres. The wildfire was caused by
lightning. No damage and no injuries were
reported.
Hutchinson County
2.5 W Stinnett 10 1930CST
A severe thunderstorm which moved across the
central Texas panhandle during the evening
hours produced damaging winds which
snapped off two electric poles and dropped
three power lines which powered several pump
jacks across State Highway 152. No
injuries were reported.
Donley County
18 N Hedley 11 17000ST
Collingsworth County
Quail 11 1748CST
Severe thunderstorms across the southeastern
Texas panhandle produced large hail during
the early evening hours. No damage or
injuries were reported.
Deaf Smith County
9.5 WSW Hereford 28 1837CST 3 25
to 13.5 WSW 1840CST
Hereford
The tornado occurred over open country and
the path length and path width were estimated.
A severe thunderstorm produced a small rope
tornado during the early evening hours in
extreme southern Deaf Smith county west
of Ranch Road 1057 and just north of County
Road 1 which continued northwest to west of
County Road MM and south of County
Road 5. No damage or injuries were reported.
TEXAS, Northeast
Smith County
5 E Lindale 17 1545CST
Smith County
6 E Lindale 17 1555CST
Trees and powerlines were downed on FM 14 and
County Rd 313.
Nacogdoches County
7 SE Nacogdoches 17 1630CST
Trees downed across County Rd 410.
Angelina County
Huntington 17 1700CST
Trees and powerlines were downed.
Sabine County
Hemphill 19 1935CST
Numerous trees were downed across the eastern
portion of the county.
Shelby County
5 S Center 19 1940CST
Power transformer was blwon down in Neuville
resulting in a fire.
San Augustine
County
San Augustine 19 1945CST
Numerous trees and powerlines downed across
the entire county.
Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches 19 2025CST
Numerous trees and powerlines downed across
the entire county.
Rusk County
5 N Mt Enterprise 22 0815CST
Trees were downed near the town of Minden.
Rusk County
6 NW Mt Enterprise 22 0841CST
Lightning struck an abandoned home in the
town of Laneville resulting in a fire.
Cass County
Hughes Spgs 27 0900CST
01 1000ST
Numerous county roads had high water across
them. A few county roads near Hughes
Springs were closed due to the high water.
Bowie County
1 W Texarkana 27 1053CST
14000ST
Numerous city streets were flooded and some
had the be closed near Potomac and
40th Street.
TEXAS, South
Hidalgo County
Edinburg 03 1752CST
Power lines were blown down on the west side
of Edinburg by a thunderstorm wind gust.
Cameron County
Brownsville 07 1510CST
1610CST
Extensive flash flooding of streets was
reported in Brownsville by law enforcement
and emergency management officials.
TEXAS, South Central
Gonzales County
Gonzales 01 1325CST
1328CST
Two short-lived funnels were sighted by the
public near Gonzales.
Lavaca County
Sweet Home to 01 15000ST
7 NE Halletsville 1730CST
Afternoon thunderstorms produced a general 1
to 2 inch rainfall over western Lavaca
County. Highest totals were near 4 inches
northeast of Hallettsville. Flash flooding
closed FM531 and FM532 through the late
afternoon.
Bandera County
5 S Bandera 01 18000ST
19000ST
Thunderstorms in the late afternoon produced
near Vanderpool. The flash flooding that
developed between 2 and 3 inches of rain very
quickly closed SH187 south of Vanderpool.
Uvalde County
Concan to 02 07000ST
Utopia 1030CST
Heavy rain fell during the early morning
between Concan and Utopia with general
amounts of 3 inches and maximum totals up to
7 inches. Numerous roads were closed between
the two towns. Flash flooding closed many of
the roads in the area and at least one
high water rescue was performed on CR348.
Other roads closed by the flooding were SH83
between Concan and Garner State Park, FM1050
at Garner State Park, as well as SH127 and
CR350.
Bandera County
2 S Vanderpool to 02 0730CST
8 S Vanderpool 1000CST
Early morning showers and thunderstorms
produced 2 to 3 inches of rain from Utopia to
south of Vanderpool. Coming shortly after
widespread rainfall the previous evening, this
was sufficient to cause flash flooding that
closed SH187 and FM470 through the mid
morning.
Lavaca County
North Portion 04 1630CST
1930CST
Thunderstorms in the late afternoon produced
a general one inch rain over northern Lavaca
County, with general 3 inch totals east
of Moulton. Flash flooding developed quickly
that closed SH95 and FM532.
Williamson County
Round Rock 04 1630CST
18000ST
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in the
late afternoon from western Travis County
into southern Williamson County. Highest
totals in Williamson County were 3 inches at
Round Rock. FM2243, FM2325, and McNeil Road
were closed due to flash flooding.
Travis County
West Portion 04 17000ST
18000ST
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in the
late afternoon from western Travis County
into southern Williamson County. Highest
totals in Travis County were 3 inches at Lago
Vista. FM1431 and FM2769 were closed due to
flash flooding.
Frio County
Moore to 04 1730CST
Big Foot 1930CST
Thunderstorms between Moore and Bigfoot in
northeast Frio County produced between 1 and
2 inches of rain, with a maximum of 4 inches
between the two towns. Flash flooding
closed FM462, FM472, and FM2779 through the
early evening.
Frio County
Southeast Portion 04 18000ST
2030CST
As the thunderstorms moved slowly
southeastward they stalled near the southeast
corner of Frio County. Here they dropped a
general 1 inch rainfall with as much as 3
inches in some locations. As a result, flash
flooding closed SH85 and FM 1582 for a brief
time.
Comal County
New Braunfels to 04 1830CST
Gruene 2130CST
Thunderstorms that had formed in the late
afternoon over Comal County spread over the
area from New Braunfels to Gruene and
remained stationary for several hours. Up to
4 inches of rain had fallen in Gruene by
18000ST with as much as 8 inches of rain just
west of New Braunfels. Widespread street
flooding was reported along with flash
flooding that closed East Common Street and
roads in and near New Braunfels toward the
end of the event. A short section of IH-35
was even closed due to the high water.
For the first time since 1979, the rain
caused flooding at the Holiday Inn in New
Braunfels, where more than 50 rooms were
damaged. A half dozen rescues from vehicles
were required.
Kendall County
Boerne 04 1915CST
2030CST
General 1 to 2 inch rainfall was produced by
late afternoon showers and thunderstorms in
Kendall County, with the highest totals
between 4 and 5 inches around Boerne. Among
the roads closed due to flash flooding were
SH46, FM1376 and FM474.
Gonzales County
East Portion 04 1925CST
2100CST
Thunderstorms developed over eastern Gonzales
County in the late afternoon and stalled,
producing widespread 2 to 3 inch totals with
up to 6 inches near Gonzales. Flash flooding
closed streets in the town of Gonzales, with
several homes also flooded. SH304, SH97, SH1
11, and FM532 were closed by the flash
flooding.
Bexar County
North Portion 04 1930CST
2130CST
Thunderstorms in the evening produced between
2 and 3 inches of rain over northern Bexar
County, with isolated locations reporting up
to 5 inches of rain. Numerous roads in the
northern part of the county were reported to
be closed due to flash flooding through the
late evening.
Caldwell County
Countywide 04 1930CST
2030CST
Widespread 1 to 2 inch rainfall was dropped
over Caldwell County by early evening
thunderstorms. Highest totals were 3 inches
between Dale and McMahan. Flash flooding
forced the closing of FM 1854, FM20, FM736,
and FM713.
Guadalupe County
Countywide 04 1930CST
2130CST
Showers and thunderstorms produced a general
1 to 2 inch rainfall over Guadalupe County,
with up to 4 inches near Lake McQueeny. Many
of the streets roads in the town of Seguin
were flooded, with water reported in about a
dozen homes. Flash flooding was also reported
over roads in the Lake Dunlap and Lake
McQueeny areas.
Atascosa County
Fashing 04 22000ST
23000ST
Showers and thunderstorms in the Fashing area
produced between 3 and 4 inches of rain in
the late evening period. Flash flooding
developed quickly and continued into the pre-
midnight hours, closing FM791 and FM2924.
Karnes County
Countywide 04 22000ST
2330CST
Late evening thunderstorms from Karnes County
into western DeWitt County produced a
widespread 1 inch rainfall with highest
totals near 3 inches in the area around Coy
City and also near Yorktown. Flash flooding
forced the closing of SH80, SH123,
FM99, and FM792.
De Witt County
Nordheim to 04 2230CST
Yorktown 2330CST
Late evening thunderstorms from Karnes County
into western DeWitt County produced a
widespread 1 inch rainfall with highest
totals near 3 inches in the area around Coy
City and also near Yorktown. SH 119, SH72,
and FM240 were closed through the late
night period due to flash flooding.
Bastrop County
3 S Cedar Creek 22 1430CST
1445CST
Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a
barn, damaged two other barns, and overturned
a mobile home in the Cedar Creek area.
Williamson County
7 NNW Georgetown 22 15000ST
to 7 N Georgetown 1510CST
Severe thunderstorms blew down trees and
power lines in a path 3 miles long and one-
half mile long near Sun City.
Lavaca County
8 S Halletsville 22 1730CST
to 20 S 1750CST
Halletsville
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees
along US 77 in a path 12 miles long south of
Hallettsville.
Bexar County
4 NW Sayers to 22 18000ST
Sayers 1810CST
Severe thunderstorms winds rolled over two
mobile homes and blew down trees and power
lines northwest of Sayers.
TEXAS, South Panhandle
TXZ021>026- Partner--Castro--Swisher--Briscoe--Hall--
029>032-035>038- Childress--Hale--Floyd--Motley--Cottle--
41044 Lubbock--Crosby--Dickens--King--Lynn--Garza--
Kent--Stonewall
01 0000CST
31 2359CST
Economical impacts from the long-term drought
which began in late 2005 over the Southern
Plains of the U.S. worsened over the
extreme southern Texas Panhandle and the west
Texas South Plains through the month of July.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions
were prevalent over the extrerne southeastern
panhandle by the end of the month, with
severe (D2) drought conditions observed
elsewhere east of the Interstate 27
corridor.
The agricultural portion of the regions economy
was drastically impacted. Local farmers and
agricultural officials reported increased losses
in July, with 98% of the dryland cotton crops
across the South Plains and southern Texas
Panhandle failing to emerge. At least 670,000
acres of cotton were destroyed due to the lack
of water during the month of July.
Additional cotton crops also were destroyed by
drought related haboobs and other convectively
triggered dust storms. At least 7,000 acres of
drought-stressed crops were destroyed by a
haboob on July 12th.
The drought also impacted many area ranchers.
The lack of rain during the growing season
resulted in poor hay crops. This caused the
price of hay to exceed $130 per ton; up from
only $80 per ton one year ago. Ranchers have
had difficulty affording hay to feed the cattle,
thus many head of cattle have been sold at very
early ages resulting in lower selling prices.
Terry County
10 SSE Brownfield 10 1700CST
to
15 SSE Brownfield 1730CST
Thunderstorms produced damaging winds near Union
in southeastern Terry County during the early
evening hours of the 10th. Severe gusts
estimated up to at least 65 mph ripped the roof
off of the Union School gymnasium, and scattered
debris more than 125 yards downwind. Several
irrigation pivot systems were overturned. A
cotton module builder damaged heavy farm
equipment when it was rolled over by the winds.
A trailer house located at the intersection of
Texas Highways 213 and 137 suffered severe roof
damage. Damage estimates were $175,000. No
injuries were reported.
Briscoe County
7 ESE Silverton 10 1750CST
The University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet
site near Silverton recorded a 59 mph wind gust
as a severe thunderstorm propagated over
eastern Briscoe County.
Lamb County
1 NE Amherst 10 1835CST
1840CST
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced severe
wind gusts up to at least 66 mph as measured by
the University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet
site near Amherst. The automated station was
actually damaged and became inoperable during
the storm, therefore the maximum wind gust is
unknown.
July 10 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary:
Scattered thunderstorms developed over a large
portion of the west Texas South Plains during
the afternoon and evening hours of the 10th. The
environment over the region was favorable for
localized downbursts, and at least two such
events were sampled by the University of Texas
Tech West Texas Mesonet. A third damaging wind
event resulted in approximately $175,000 in
damage in southeastern Terry County where two
structures were heavily damaged.
Dickens County
Spur 11 1924CST
1935CST
A severe thunderstorm produced extreme winds
and resulted in extensive damage in Spur around
19:30 CST on the 11th. Local officials and media
reported that "dozens" of homes and businesses
were damaged, and that one family was left
homeless and treated for injuries.
The Texas Spur newspaper reported that a mobile
home was destroyed when the walls were
collapsed by the winds. The family inside took
shelter underneath a table inside the home, but
two people present sustained injuries. The Spur
Farmer's Co-Op Gin sustained extensive roof
damage, and a gas pump canopy was blown a
considerable distance downwind and caused
secondary damage as the un-earthed skids
accompanied the sailing debris.
The roof of a church suffered severe damage,
and a city-owned maintenance barn was destroyed.
Additionally, City Hall experienced damage, and
a pivot irrigation system was destroyed.
Local officials and newspaper reports indicate
that an automated weather station operated by a
private utility company recorded a maximum wind
gust of 91 mph at 19:24 CST.
Cottle County
1 NW Paducah 11 2010CST
A severe storm near Paducah produced severe wind
gusts that ripped an aluminum roof off of a
structure and downed power lines and large
trees. No injuries were reported.
July 11 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: A
complex of severe thunderstorms resulted in
damaging winds over the eastern South Plains
and the Rolling Plains during the evening hours
of the 11th. The most significant damage
occurred in Spur (Dickens County) where numerous
structures sustained serious damage and two
persons were injured as extreme wind gusts were
measured up to 91 mph. Another storm caused wind
damage to a residence just northwest of Paducah
(Cottle County). Additionally, minor structural
damage was associated with storms in eastern
Terry County late in the evening. Total damages
across the area were estimated to be $350,000
with at least three structures destroyed.
TXZ021-037-040 Parmer--Dickens--Terry
11 2230CST
12 0240CST
Severe winds resulted in damage at an airfield
east of Brownfield along U.S. Highway 380 during
the late evening hours of the 11th. A hangar
suffered moderate roof and structural damage
from winds estimated to exceed 60 mph. Radar
imagery suggested that the damaging winds were
associated with a wake low that developed on the
trailing edge of a linear convective complex.
The complex of previously severe thunderstorms
decayed over the west Texas South Plains during
the very early morning hours of the 12th. This
dissipating convection resulted in at least two
instances of heat bursts, as measured by the
University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet.
Severe gusts up to 72 mph were measured by the
mesonet station near Spur (Dickens County.
Another severe gust was recorded near Friona
(Parmer County). Synonymous with wake low
events, the winds were accompanied by a sharp
rise in temperature and a drying of the surface
dewpoint temperatures. No damage was reported.
TXZ034>035-040>042 Hockley--Lubbock--Terry--Lynn--Garza
12 1710CST
19000ST
Hockley County
6 NNW Ropesville 12 1725CST
1730CST
TXZ035 Lubbock
12 1730CST
1755CST
A complex of strong thunderstorms propagated
southeastward over the southwestern South Plains
region of west Texas during the late afternoon
and early evening hours of the 12th. Strong
outflow near these storms initially produced
severe winds at Ropesville in southeastern
Hockley County, as estimated by a Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist. The
outflow boundary, however, quickly evolved into
a classic haboob dust storm and propagated
eastward over a five county area south of
Lubbock.
Wind gusts associated with the haboob reached
severe levels at a number of Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet sites. The mesonet
observation site near Wolfforth in southwestern
Lubbock County recorded a gust to 71 mph. Radar,
visual, and photographic observations suggested
that the haboob became well separated from the
parent convection.
Local farmers and agricultural officials
reported that while damage to cotton crops was
extensive, it was notably less than that caused
by the devastating haboob of June 22nd. This was
attributed to the mature cotton plants in mid
July that were resilient to the impact of wind-
driven dust. Nonetheless, damage to the already
drought-stricken cotton industry totaled at
least $750,000 with more than 7,000 acres lost.
TXZ038 King
14 16000ST
17 1000CST
Thunderstorms over drought-strickened land
resulted in a lightning ignited wildfire that
kept area fire departments fighting for nearly
three days. A 3,500 acre wildfire began
following a round of thunderstorms during the
late afternoon and early evening hours of the
14th. The ongoing fire, fueled by triple digit
heat and at least one instance of severe
thunderstorm winds, raged through rangeland
until it was extinguished by rain during the
morning hours of the 17th. No property damage
or injuries were reported.
King County
10 WSW Guthrie 14 1725CST
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced a
microburst southwest of Guthrie. A Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet site recorded a
58 mph wind gust. No damage was reported.
TXZ026 Childress
22 13000ST
19000ST
A pair of large grass fires burned approximately
1,000 acres of rangeland across northeastern
Childress County during the afternoon and
evening hours of the 22nd. Dry air combined with
triple digit heat, and the impact of the ongoing
drought on fuel moistures, resulted in critical
fire weather conditions. The fires threatened at
least one building, but no damage or injuries
were reported.
Lubbock County
Lubbock Intl Arpt 28 1322CST
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed south
of Lubbock and moved north across the city. A 68
mph wind gust was recorded by the Automated
Weather Observing System at the Lubbock
International Airport. Wind speeds were likely
less farther south, where only small limbs
were broken off of trees in Lubbock. No
significant damage was reported, but low
visibilities in blowing dust made travel
difficult for Lubbock motorists.
Lynn County
Tahoka 28 1550CST
Another storm produced damaging winds and small
hail in Tahoka. A local television station
reported damage to video broadcast equipment
and downed tents as severe thunderstorm wind
gusts and dime size hail affected the community.
The television network was preparing for a live
broadcast when the storm struck. The winds were
estimated to be in excess of 50 mph. No
injuries were reported.
July 28 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: A
pair of severe thunderstorms produced damaging
wind gusts and small hail over the southern and
central South Plains during the afternoon hours
of the 28th. The most significant damage
occurred in Tahoka (Lynn County) where a local
television network was prepared for a live
broadcast when the winds and hail struck. Damage
was reported to broadcast video equipment, and
several tents were destroyed.
Hockley County
Levelland 29 19000ST
21000ST
Thunderstorms produced heavy downpours over
parts of Hockley County during the evening hours
of the 29th. Local newspaper reports indicated
that rainfall totals ranged from a trace to more
than 2.25 inches within an one hour period. The
heavy rainfall rates and runoff resulted in
flash flooding along Farm to Market Road 114
between College and Sherman Avenues. The driving
surface became impassable and was temporarily
closed by local officials. Event time is
estimated.
Terry County
2 S Brownfield 31 1835CST
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced
damaging winds near Brownfield during the
evening of the 31st. A downburst resulted in
65 mph winds as measured by the Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet site near the
city. At least three utility poles were
snapped by the winds, and two circuits were
damaged. Electrical service was knocked out to
more than 125 customers through 03:00 CST on
August 1st. A number of elderly residents were
impacted by the power outage, and emergency
officials provided generators to several who
required oxygen breathing machines.
TEXAS, Southeast
Jefferson County
Hamshire 17 1700CST
A tree was blown down on Craigen Road. Numerous
power lines were also downed.
Jefferson County
Beaumont 23 1630CST
1730CST
Several cars were damaged when they drove into
flooded underpasses.
Orange County
Orange 26 0915CST
1015CST
Water had entered a home in north Orange after
over five inches of rain fell in less than three
hours.
Jefferson County
Beaumont 26 13000ST
14000ST
Underpasses were barricaded after five inches of
rain fell in a short period of time.
TEXAS, West
Jeff Davis County
2 SW Ft Davis 25 1505CST
Golfball size hail was reported at the
intersection of Texas Highways 17 and 166
southwest of Fort Davis.
Midland County
20 SSW Midland 28 1924CST
Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of
Farm to Market Road 1788 and County Road 3503.
Midland County
10 SW Midland 28 1930CST
The Texas Department of Transportation reported
that a large electronic road sign at Rock the
Desert festivities was blown over, causing eight
thousand dollars worth of damage to the sign.
Midland County
Midland 28 2005CST
Dime to penny size hail fell at the intersection
of Loop 250 and Wadley Avenue.
Midland County
10 SW Midland to 28 2010CST
Midland 2200CST
Flash flooding was reported in several locations
across Midland. At the intersection of Farm to
Market Road 1788 and Interstate 20, 8-12 inches
of water was flowing. Police officers could not
pass through the 1300 block of Castleford, while
at other locations along Castleford, including
its intersection with Garfield, up to 8 inches
of water flowed over the road. Several vehicles
had stalled in high water along Wadley Avenue.
A large outdoor music festival, Rock the Desert,
was in progress when these storms inundated the
Midland area. The festival, which had 11,000
attendees this year, takes place each year at a
location across Farm to Market Road 1788. The
parking lots for this event are basically empty
fields and as attendees were leaving the event
due to the heavy rain, many became stuck in the
muddy fields.
TEXAS, Western North
Wilbarger County
Vernon Wilharger 10 2148CST
Arp
Wind gust was measured by the KF05 AWOS station
at the Vernon Airport. This wind gust may have
been due to a dry microburst.
TXZ083>090 Hardeman--Foard--Wilbarger--Wichita--Knox--
Baylor--Archer--Clay
11 12000ST
31 2359CST
Temperatures rose to triple digits with higher
heat indices and remained there for most of the
month. Lows also only fell to 75 degrees or
higher. The heat caused several calls for
paramedics due to heat-related illnesses.
Knox County
Knox City 11 2140CST
Knox County
Knox City 11 2140CST
Wilbarger County
1 ENE Harrold 14 1550CST
Power poles were downed.
Knox County
Vera 14 1733CST
Power lines clowned along Highway 82.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
PUERTO RICO
PRZO04 Eastern Interior
0 0
A landslide was reported blocking road 919 at
Barrio Valenciano in Juncos municipality.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Guaynabo 0 0
Urban flooding was reported along road 834 in
Guaynabo municipality.
Eastern Interior
Caguas 0 0
Road flooding was reported along Highway 1 at
the Flamingo Motel entrance in Caguas
municipality. Scattered to numerous showers
developed since mid morning mainly across the
eastern half of Puerto Rico. A few thunderstorms
were also reported near the San Juan metro area.
Urban and street flooding was reported in some
areas.
Northeast
Ceiba 0 0 5K
A wood home was struck by lightning at Playa
Punta Figuera sector in Ceiba.
Eastern Interior
Aguas Buenas 0 0 300K
Eastern Interior
Caguas 0 0 300K
Tropical wave moved across Puerto Rico and
interacted with upper trough across Hispaniola
to produce scattered to numerous showers and
locally heavy rainfall accumulations. By 11 A.M.
the U.S. Geological Survey sensors reported
significant rainfall accumulations over the
interior section of Puerto Rico. Rio de Bayamon
at Arenas..5.98 inches. Rio de Bayamon below
Lago de Cidra ..5.21 inches. Rio de La Plata
at Comerio ..4.46 inches. Vaqueria EL Mimo
Caguas 3.72 inches. Bairoa Arriba at Aguas
Buenas 3.88 inches. Around one hundred families
in the municipalities of Caguas and Aguas
Buenas were affected by flash floods produced
by this tropical wave. Fifty two families in
the Aguas Buenas municipality experienced
moderate to major flood damage to their homes.
Barrio Mulas, Sumidero, Caguitas and Jaguitas
were the most affected. In Caguas municipality,
32 homes in El Fanguito sector were flooded, 20
in Villa Nueva and 12 in Villa del Rey. Thirteen
sectors in Caguas suffered landslides and
seventeen areas were flooded. The following
rivers experienced flooding or reached flood
stage ... River Fajardo ... Blanco ...
Guayanes ... Caguitas ... Gurabo ... Grande de
Loiza and Bayamon.
Northeast
Fajardo 0 0
River Cilitos level was rising steadily at the
traffic light on Highway 3. River Fajardo went
out of its banks flooding Highway 53 and Santa
Rita road. Streets in Maternillo and Mansion del
Sapo were impassable. Highway 3 from Fajardo to
Rio Grande was closed to traffic due to
flooding.
Northeast
Naguabo 0 0
River Rio Blanco level was reported to be
rising steadily. Highway 31 was reported
impassable.
Northeast
Rio Grande 0 0
Small stream Galateo was reported out of its
banks at the Galateo bridge.
Eastern Interior
Cayey 0 0
A home was reported at barrio Campo Bello due
to small stream out of its banks.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon 0 0 3K
A home was reported flooded at Barrio Guaraguao.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon 0 0 3K
A home at barriada Juan Sanchez was reported
flooded
North Central
Barceloneta 0 0
Urban and street flooding was reported at
Parcelas Loarte, Estancias de Florida and
Barrio Catanito.
North Central
Barceloneta 0 0 1K
A sign blew over at Walmart Store on Highway 2
and fell on top of a car. Pea size hail was
reported in Manati municipality.
North Central
Vega Alta 0 0
Small stream Ponderosa was reported out of its
banks.
Eastern Interior
Caguas 0 0 1K
Downed power pole along road 827 at Barrio Los
Ortiz.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Carolina 0 0 1K
Downed power lines along road 853 in Barrio
Barrazas.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon 0 0 1K
Downed power lines in Sanat Juanita.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Trujillo Alto 0 0 1K
Downed power lines and poles at Villa Margarita.
North Central
Arecibo 0 0 1K
Downed power lines at Barrio Bajadero.
Northeast
Fajardo 0 0 1K
Downed tree in front of Banco Santander.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Guaynabo 0 0 lK
Downed power lines at Barrio Santa Rosa 1.
An active tropical wave moved across Puerto
Rico and produced strong gusty winds as well as
heavy showers and squalls. The morning weather
balloon wind report and the Doppler wind
profile measured significant winds. A wind
advisory was in effect for sustained winds of
25 to 35 mph and gusts reaching 40 to 45 mph.
Downed power lines, poles and trees were
reported across the eastern half of the Island
during the day.
San Juan And
Vicinity
San Juan 0 1
A tree fell on top of car injuring one person.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Carolina 0 0
Urban and street flooding reported at Segovia
street in Vistamar.
San Juan And
Vicinity
San Juan 0 0
Urban flooding was reported at Villa Castin,
San Jose Residential Project.
Northeast
Canovanas 0 0
Urban flooding was reported at Parcela 184,
Barrio San Isidro.
Northeast
Naguabo 0 0
One person was reported trapped by flood waters
along road 970 at Barrio Maizales
PRZO03 Southeast
0 0
A landslide was reported along Highway 3 from
Yabucoa to Naguabo. A band of showers and
thunderstorms, the leading edge of a tropical
wave, moved over Puerto Rico producing strong
wind gusts and heavy rain.
RHODE ISLAND
Providence County
Scituate to 0 0 5K
Cranston
Providence County
Johnston 0 0 0
Providence County
Scituate to 0 0 20K
Providence
Providence County
Providence 0 0 25K
Kent County
Warwick 0 0 5K
Washington County
North Kingstown 0 0 0
Bristol County
Barrington 0 0 5K
Newport County
Portsmouth 0 0 5K
Severe thunderstorms moved through Rhode Island
at night, in advance of a cold front pushing
through southern New England.
Thunderstorm winds brought down trees and large
limbs in Scituate, Johnston, Cranston, Warwick,
Barrington, Middletown, North Kingstown, and
Portsmouth. Damage was more widespread in
greater Providence, where nearly two dozen
large trees were downed around Roger Williams
Park and about one hundred others were either
split or splintered by strong winds. In
Cranston, a large maple tree fell onto a car
and another large tree destroyed a garage. An
amateur radio operator in Johnston also
reported golf ball sized hail as the storms
moved through. Lightning from the storms caused
considerable damage in the city of Providence.
Lightning struck the State House, causing some
marble tiles to fall from the roof. A major
fire was ignited on a tanker at the port of
Providence on Narragansett Bay, when it was
struck by lightning. No one was injured in
either case. An estimated 37,000 customers lost
power during the storms.
Providence County
Foster 0 0 15K
Providence County
Glocester to 0 0 25K
Providence
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds to
much of northern Rhode Island.
Large tree limbs were blown down in Glocester
and Pawtucket. Trees were downed near Rhode
Trees were downed near Rhode Island College in
Providence, which temporarily blocked a
roadway. In Cumberland, a tree fell onto a
house in the Diamond Hill section.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Central
Orangeburg County
2 W North 0 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
just west of North.
Newberry County
Newberry 0 0 0
Sheriff reported many trees down in and around
Newberry.
Kershaw County
12 N Camden 0 0 0 0
Sheriff reported trees down on SC Hwy 521
between the towns of Kershaw and Camden.
Saluda County
6 S Saluda 0 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported trees down on
hwy 121.
Sumter County
Shaw Atb 0 0 0 0
Shaw AFB obs had a gust to 51kts.
Edgefield County
Countywide 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported trees down
throughout the county.
Aiken County
5 ESE Belvedere 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported numerous trees
down on US1 in Belvedere.
Aiken County
9 SW Aiken 0 0 0
Radio station reported trees and powerlines
down in the Langley area.
Lexington County
Red Bank 0 0 0 0
Public reported large limbs down on Sandy
Springs Ct.
Fairfield County
Winnsboro 0 0
Public reported 1.75 inch hail near Winnsboro.
Sumter County
6 SSW Sumter 0 0
Public reported nickel size hail.
Calhoun County
Cameron 0 0 0 0
Sheriff reported some trees down on Hwy 176.
Orangeburg County
4 NW Orangeburg 0 0 0 0
Sheriff reported several trees down on US21.
Clarendon County
Manning 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported moderate damage
to a roof on a home.
Bamberg County
Bamberg 0 0 0 0
Public reported trees down in Bamberg.
Orangeburg County
Orangeburg 0 0 0 0
TV station reported several trees down in
Orangeburg.
Bamberg County
8 SE Bamberg to 0 0
9 SE Bamberg
Public reported 1.75 inch hail.
Kershaw County
5 W Bethune 0 0 0
Lynches River Electric reported a few power
outages with trees on powerlines
around Beaver Dam Creek.
Kershaw County
Camden 0 0 0
Sheriff reported trees down in Camden on
Lakeshore Rd near SC97.
Kershaw County
Liberty Hill 0 0 0
Electric company reported powerlines down in
the Liberty Hill and Cawtaba area.
Lexington County
Gilbert 0 0 0 0
Sheriff reported large limbs down in Gilbert
on Peachtree Extention Rd.
Kershaw County
Cassatt 0 0 0
Electric company reported trees and powerlines
down in Cassatt.
Chesterfield County
4 W Cheraw 0 0 0 0
Public reported 3/4 inch hail on SC Hwy 9.
Lee County
Bishopville 0 0 0
Electric company reported large branches and
powerlines down.
Lexington County
2 E Swansea 0 0 0 0
NWS employee reported a tree and large
branches down.
Calhoun County
9 W St Matthews 0 0 0
NWS employee reported moderate damage to a
detached garage and large branches down.
Aiken County
3 SW Wagener 0 0 0 0
Public reported 3/4 inch hail on SC Hwy 302.
Orangeburg County
6 SE Eutawville 0 0 45K 0
A downburst overturned 1 mobile home and
ripped half of the roof off of 2 others on
Adidas Road. Half the shingles were torn off
another framed home and a porch was destroyed
by a fallen tree on another home. The width of
the microburst was 1 to 1.5 miles wide with
gust estimated at 75mph.
Bamberg County
Denmark 0 0 0 0
Highway Dept. reported one tree and several
large branches down on hwy 321 in town.
Aiken County
Aiken 0 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
in town.
Orangeburg County
5 NE North 0 0 0 0
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
on hwy 397.
Lee County
2 SE Lynchburg 0 0 0 0
Post Office reported large limbs down
southeast of Lynchburg on hwy 341.
Aiken County
5 SE Aiken 0 0 0 0
COOP observer reported large branches down
around his area.
Barnwell County
8 W Snelling 0 0 0 0
Savannah River Site reported large limbs down.
Aiken County
Aiken 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported trees and
powerlines down in Aiken.
Barnwell County
3 NNE Barnwell 0 0 0 0
Public reported large limbs down and minor
flooding across roads.
Clarendon County
2 WNW Manning 0 0 0
Highway Patrol reported several signs blown
down on 1-95.
Barnwell County
12 SW Snelling 0 0 0
Savannah River Site reported trees down on
highway 125.
Clarendon County
2 NW Manning 0 0 0
Electric company reported trees and powerlines
down on Nash road.
Calhoun County
11 ESE St Matthews 0 0 0
Electric company reported large limbs and
powerlines down in Lone Star.
Orangeburg County
1 SW Branchville 0 0 0 0
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
just southwest of Branchville on hwy 78.
Clarendon County
Manning 0 0 0 0
SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail in
Manning.
Clarendon County
6 SSE Manning 0 0 0 0
Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail on Washington
Davis road.
Bamberg County
Olar 0 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported large limbs down
in Olar.
Clarendon County
7 SE Summerton 0 0 0 0
Sheriff reported a few trees down on Rogers
road.
Barnwell County
Kline 0 0 0 0
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
in the Kline area on hwy 278
Bamberg County
Ehrhardt 0 0 0 0
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down.
Orangeburg County
2 SE Branchville 0 0 0 0
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
on hwy 78.
Orangeburg County
2 NE Branchville 0 0 0 0
Highway Dept. reported a few trees down on
hwy 210.
Chesterfield County
Pageland 0 0 0 0
Highway dept. reported a couple of trees down
on Airport road.
Kershaw County
Bethune 0 0 0 0
Sheriff reported large limbs down in Bethune
on Johnson road.
Chesterfield County
6 SE Jefferson 0 0 0 0
Public reported large limbs down on hwy 903
near Catawah.
Kershaw County
Boykin 0 0 0 0
Public reported large limbs down and 1/2
inch hail.
Lee County
St Charles 0 0 0 0
EOC reported several trees down on hwy 154.
Lee County
Wisacky 0 0 0 0
EOC reported several trees down.
Calhoun County
Ft Motte 0 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
in Ft. Motte.
Calhoun County
5 NE St Matthews 0 0 0
Electric company reported trees down on
powerlines.
Lexington County
Lexington 0 0 0 0
Off duty NWS employee reported several trees
down in his neighborhood.
Aiken County
1 E Aiken 0 0 0 0
Trained spotter reported several trees down
on St. Paul street.
Newberry County
Whitmire 0 0 0
Newberry County
5 NE Newberry 0 0 0 0
NWS employee reported several trees down
on I-26.
Edgefield County
8 SW Edgefield 0 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported trees down on Plum
Branch and Vann roads.
Fairfield County
Blair 0 0 0 0
COOP observer reported several trees down in
the area.
Mccormick County
Countywide 0 0 0
Emergency manager reported numerous trees
down around the county.
Orangeburg County
3 SSW Orangeburg 0 0 0
Sheriff reported some trees and powerlines
down on Green street.
Lexington County
1 N Lexington 0 0 0
NWS employee reported a couple of trees and
powerlines down off Mallard Lakes road.
Lexington County
Irmo to 0 0 0 0
St Andrews
An NWS employee and a NWS retiree reported
large limbs down from Irmo to St. Andrews.
Richland County
3 NE Columbia 0 0 0 0
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
at the intersection of Windsor and Alpine
roads.
Calhoun County
16 NW St Matthews 0 0 10K 0
An intense microburst took down many very
large trees, one partially fell on a home. Two
boats were also moved from a larger pond to a
smaller one. The event occurred at 439 Savany
Hunt Creek road.
SOUTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Horry County
7 SW Conway 0 0 10K
A downburst moved through an area near Pauley
Swamp Rd., downing or uprooting many trees.
Two buildings also sustained minor damage.
Nickel to quarter size hail was also reported.
Horry County
Conway 0 0
Trees down.
Horry County
Myrtle Beach 0 0 5K
Lightning struck an ambulance, disabiling it.
No injuries were reported.
Darlington County
Hartsville 0 0
Large tree was blown down across Patrick
Highway just south of the city limits.
Florence County
1 W Florence 0 0
Three large trees were blown down on
Hoffmeyer Rd. near Interstate 95.
Marion County
3 S Marion 0 0
Trees down on US Hwy 41.
Marion County
Marion 0 0
Two trees down. One on Terrells Bay road, and
a large tree down on Hubert Baxley Rd.
Horry County
Green Sea 0 0
Numerous trees were blown down, blocking many
roads, leading to road closures.
Horry County
5 NW Myrtle Beach 0 0 25K
A barn was heavily damaged due to fire.
Georgetown County
Georgetown 0 0
Numerous trees down, with power outages
throughout the county.
Georgetown County
Choppee 0 0 150K
Lightning started a fire that destroyed a
home in Choppee.
Marion County
2 W Nichols 0 0 2K
Downburst uprooted numerous trees, one falling
on a car. A side garage door was ripped from
its hinges. Dime size hail was also reported.
Florence County
10 E Florence 0 0
Numerous power lines and large trees down on
Liberty Chapel Rd. near National Cemetery Rd.,
with trees blocking the roadway.
Marion County
Rains 0 0
Two trees down on Grady Rd.
Florence County
Florence 0 0
An estimated 70 mph wind gust blew pine trees
down at the intersection of Evans and
Palmetto St.
Florence County
Florence 0 0
Numerous trees were snapped at Hoffmyer Rd.
and Beltline. There were close to 50 trees
down, also on Hoffmyer Rd. between Interstate
95 and Evans St. Penny size hail was reported,
with a power line down near Chelsey Dr.
Florence County
Timmonsville 0 0
Quarter size hail near Magnolia Mall.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest
Oconee County
5 NE Salem 0 0
Quarter size hail reported on Lake Keowee.
Pickens County
1 NW Nine Times 0 0
Oconee County
4 NW Walhalla 0 0
Oconee County
Westminster 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Oconee County
2 S Oakway to 0 0
6 SW Oakway
Pickens County
Rocky Bottom 0 0
Greenville County
5 NNW Taylors to 0 0
Taylors
One tree down on Center Rd and another
down on Lincoln Rd just off of Wade
Hampton Blvd. in Taylors.
Oconee Country
8 WSW Westminster 0 0
Cherokee County
3 WNW Blacksburg 0 0
Nickel to quarter size hail on Youngs
Grove Rd.
Cherokee County
1.5 NNW Blacksburg 0 0
Greenville County
7.5 E Greenville 0 0
A microburst impacted the area near the
intersection of Pelham Rd and 1-85. The
siding was stripped off a hotel. Also, an
awning was torn off a television studio
building and a mobile sign was blown over.
Also, windows were blown out of a home
near this location.
Cherokee County
2.5 W Thicketty 0 0
Penny size hail at the intersection of
highway 29 and Proctor Rd.
SCZ006 Greater Greenville
0 0 1K
Gusty winds produced by a thunderstorm
knocked down a dead tree limb that fell
on a vehicle, breaking the back windshield.
Glass from the windshield caused minor
injuries to a person inside.
Spartanhurg County
2 S Mayo 0 0
Pickens County
11.5 NNE Pickens 0 0
The top of a small oak tree was snapped
off and several large limbs were downed.
Greenville County
5.5 W Cleveland 0 0
An oak tree was blown down across a
driveway and several large limbs were
also blown down.
SCZ007 Spartanburg
0 0 2K
A tree was blown onto a house.
Spartanburg County
Spartanburg 0 0
Several trees downed around the city.
Wofford College DPS reported several
large limbs blown down around campus.
Cherokee County
Gaffney 0 0
Trees downed in Gaffney.
Cherokee County
Blacksburg 0 0
York County
Hickory Grove to 0 0
York
A tree was blown down in Hickory Grove
and a power pole snapped off on West
Madison St in York.
Spartanburg County
6 SW Spartanburg 0 0
Two trees blown down near the
intersection of Anderson Mill and Old
Anderson Mill Roads,
Spartanburg County
Roebuck 0 0
Powerlines down in two locations oil the
north side of Roebuck.
Anderson County
Anderson 0 0
A tree was blown down on power lines near
downtown and another tree was downed on
West Franklin St.
York County
Mc Connells to 0 0
2 NNE Mc Connells
A tree was blown down on power lines and
a house in McConnells and another was
downed near the intersection of highway
321 and Brattonsville Rd.
York County
1.5 WNW Rock Hill 0 0
to 5 S Rock Hill
Trees and power lines blown down and
several hundred power outages in the Rock
Hill area. Most of the damage was in the
southern part of the city, but a tree fell
on a home on Westover Circle west of town.
Numerous large tree limbs were also downed
near the intersection of Marshall Rd and
Dunlap-Roddey Rd.
Spartanburg County
Landrum to 0 0
Chesnee
Numerous power lines down between Landrum
and Chesnee.
Greenville County
8.5 NE Tigerville 0 0
Trees down near the intersection of Oak
Grove Rd and Hogback Mountain Rd.
Spartanburg County
4 SW Spartauburg 0 0
Dime size hail at the intersection of
highway 296 and 1-26.
Cherokee County
Blacksburg 0 0
Several trees and power lines down on
East Pine St.
York County
4.5 WSW Clover 0 0
Trees and power lines down on Crossland Rd.
Union County
1 N Union to 0 0
4 ENE Union
Trees blown down on Kelly Rd and the
corner of Industrial Park and highway 49.
Power lines down on a house on Old
Buffalo Rd, and other power lines down on
Browns Creek Rd and Peach Orchard Rd.
York County
York to 0 0
2.5 NNW Rock Hill
A large tree down on power lines in
downtown York. Trees also down on Harper
Rd in York and on Herlong Rd in Rock Hill.
Chester County
1 S Leeds 0 0
Several trees down along highway 215
south of Leeds.
Union County
4 WNW Buffalo 0 0
A mobile home was blown off its blocks
and moved about 5 feet.
Spartanburg County
2 ENE Spartanburg 0 0
7 ESE Spartanburg
Power lines down at the intersection of
Beechwood and Beech Hill in the city.
Large tree limbs down near the intersection
of Southgate Rd and highway 176
Greenville County
4.5 SE 0 0
Simpsonville
Large tree limbs blown down.
Anderson County
5 E Anderson 0 0
A few pine trees down and part of a tin
roof torn off a barn about halfway
between Belton and Anderson.
Laurens County
2 NNE Laurens to
6 N Laurens
A tree down on highway 308 near highway
221, with a large tree down on Warrior
Creek Rd and smaller trees down on
Fleming Mill Rd.
Laurens County
8 ENE Clinton 0 0
Several trees blown down about halfway
between 1-26 and Whitmire.
Chester County
5 SE Chester 0 0
Greenville County
2 SW Travelers 0 0
Rest to 2 S
Travelers Rest
Trees down in several areas south
of Travelers Rest.
Abbeville County
Abbeville 0 0
Laurens County
9 SW Laurens to 0 0
ll.5 SSE Laurens
A large tree down blocking Ekom Beach
Rd and other trees down on Finley Circle.
Laurens County
3 SSW Clinton to 0 0
4 NE Clinton
A large tree limb down on Young Dr, a
large tree down on Barrel Stave Rd and a
tree on a house on Old Milton Rd.
Union County
3 NE Jonesville to 0 0
4 ENE Jonesville
Large limbs down on Jerusalem Rd and along
Peter Hawk Rd, just east of highway 114.
York County
2 NE Clover 0 0
Numerous large tree limbs blown down,
mainly along Ridge Rd.
Greenville County
Greenville 0 0
Very heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused
some flooding of typical poor drainage
areas in Greenville. Several intersections
were closed on the east and south side of
the city, including a couple of spots on
Laurens Rd. High water developed on other
roads in the city, including on Pleasantburg
Dr, where a woman was rescued from her
automobile after driving into high water.
At least 1 car stalled out in high water
on Laurens Rd. Debris-clogged drains
played a major role in the flooding.
Greenwood County
9 S Greenwood to 0 0
9 SE Greenwood
A tree was blown down on a car on Callison
RO. Trees took down power lines on Baldwin
Dr. Large limbs were also blown down on
Browntown Rd about 12 miles south of
Greenwood.
Greenwood County
2 SSE Ware Shoals 0 0
Trees down in the Ware Shoals area near
the Laurens line.
Laurens County
3 WNW Waterloo 0 0
Several trees down west of Waterloo near
the Greenwood line.
Laurens County
7 SSW Laurens 0 0
Trees clown on Indian Mound Rd.
Chester County
2 ENE Edgemoor 0 0
Chester County
2 ENE Edgemoor 0 0
Nickel size hail and large tree limbs down.
Laurens County
4 ENE Clinton to 0 1
7 ESE Clinton
Numerous trees down from the Hurricane
Church Rd area to along 1-26 near the
highway 66 exit. Several trees fell on
the interstate, requiring closure of the
east bound lane for a while. One tree fell
on a car, causing minor injuries to an
occupant.
SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
Charleston County
Johns Is 0 0
Quarter size hail at Brownswood Nursery.
Charleston County
Johns Is 0 0 1K
2 trees down.
Dorchester County
Reevesville 0 0 0.50K
Large limbs down.
Dorchester County
St George 0 0 10K
Numerous trees down in Saint George,
Reevesville, along Highway 78, and on
Highway 15.
Dorchester County
SummerviUe 0 0 10K
Trees down in Summerville, Jedburg,
and Reevesville.
Charleston County
Mc Clellanville 0 0
Hail at intersection of Highway 17 and
Highway 45.
Berkeley County
St Stephen 0 0
Berkeley County
Russellville 0 0 1K
Trees down in Russellville.
Allendale County
Martin 0 0 1K
Large tree down across state road 125.
Ailendale County
Allendale 0 0 2K
5 trees down in Aliendale.
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant 0 0
Hail in Longpoint subdivision.
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant 0 0
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant 0 0
Hail off Longpoint Road.
Dorchester County
8 S Givhans 0 0
Berkeley County
10 W Chicora 0 0 20K
Tree down on house. Powerlines down.
Berkeley County
Bonneau 0 0 50K
Several boats flipped over by high winds
near the Overton neighborhood.
Berkeley County
Limerick 0 0 2K
Trees blown down.
Hampton County
2 SE Hampton 0 0
Hampton County
Varnville 0 0
Hampton County
Varnville 0 0 1K
Shingles and tin blown off roofs.
Dorchester County
2 NW Harleyville 0 0
Nickel hail at 1-26 truck weigh station.
Dorchester County
2 E RosinvUle 0 0 5K
Trees stripped and snapped for 1/8 mile
about 5 miles south of the 1-95/I-26
interchange. Road signa also blown down.
Dorchester County
Harleyville 0 1 10K
Camper trailer blown over on 7 mile road.
Dorchester County
1 NW tlarleyviUe 0 0 2K
Trees and powerlines down near ballfield.
Colleton County
Hendersonville 0 0 1K
Several fruit trees blown down.
Hampton County
Hampton 0 0 2K
Several trees down.
Colleton Country
4 WSW
Hendersonville 0 0 2K
Trees down on Old Hendersonville Road.
Charleston County
9 NW Charleston 0 0 2K
Trees down along Highway 61 near
Dragon Hall.
Charleston County
2 NNW Rantowles 0 0 2K
Trees down in the Poplar Grove subdivision.
Hampton County
Hampton 0 0 5K
Trees and powerlines down.
Hampton County
Hampton 0 0 20K
Widespread trees down across city.
Beaufort County
5 N Bluffton 0 0 5K
Trees down on Harrison Island Road.
Beaufort County
6 SE Yemassee 0 0 5K
Trees and powerlines down on Highway 17.
Jasper County
Old House 0 0 2K
Trees and limbs down along Highway 426.
Beaufort County
Port Royal 0 0 2K
Powerlines down.
Beaufort County
Burton 0 0
Lightning struck house at Pinewood Circle
and burned part of its attic.
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
SDZ003>005-009> Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Walworth--
010-015>017-033> Edmunds--Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Stanley--
037-045-048-051 Sully--Hughes--Hyde--Hand--Jones--Lyman
--Buffalo
0 0
With continued little or no rainfall
along with much above normal
temperatures, the drought expanded
and intensified through July across
central and north central South Dakota.
Severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought
early in July worsened to extreme
(/)3) to exceptional (D4) across all
of the area by the middle of JuIy and
remained through the end of the month.
Rainfall was 1.50 inches to 2.25
inches below normal for the month and
from 7 to 8 inches below normal for
the year. Soil moisture was 4 to 5
inches below normal and lake and
river flows were well below normal.
Crops and pastures were devastated
due to the extreme dryness and burn
bans were in effect across all of the
area. Many ranchers had to sell off
much of their cattle. Throughout July,
periodic strong winds,low relative
humidities, along with many lightning
storms resulted in tens, if not over
one-hundred fires across central
and north central South Dakota. Tens
of thousands of acres of pastureland
and cropland were burned as a result
of the fires. Hundreds of fire fighters
worked throughout the month to contain
the fires. The governor of South Dakota
declared a statewide emergency and the
United States Department of Agriculture
declared all of the counties drought
disasters. Swan Lake, in north central
South Dakota between Lowry and Hoven,
had completely dried up from the long
period of dryness. The last time this
happened to the lake was 30 years prior
in 1976. Also, Lake Oahe at Pierre was
four feet above its all time low.
Hughes County
Pierre 0 0
Dewey County
1 NW Timber Lake 0 0
Dewey County
5 E Isabel 0 0
Corson County
5 E Morristown 0 0
Corson County
2 W Walker 0 0
Clark County
17 S Clark 0 0
Clark County
16 S Clark 0 0
Roberts County
5 ENE Rosholt 0 0
SDZ003>007- Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Brown--
009>011-015>019- Marshall--Walworth--Edmunds--Day--
033>037-045-048-051 Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Spink--Clark--
Stanley--Sully--Hughes--Hyde--Hand--
Jones--Lyman--Buffalo
0 0
Record heat occurred across central
and north central South Dakota and
into parts of northeast South Dakota.
Afternoon high temperatures ranged
from 105 to as high as 120 degrees.
Record highs were set at Pierre,
Mobridge, Kennebec, and Timber Lake.
Pierre set a new all time record high
of 117 degrees and Mobridge tied their
all time record high of 116 degrees.
Kennebec and Timber Lake both hit a
record high temperature of 112 degrees.
The coop observer station 17 miles
west southwest of Fort Pierre tied the
state record high temperature with 120
degrees. Other high temperatures for
the day were 116 degrees at Onida and
Mission Ridge, 114 degrees at Murdo,
112 degrees at Redfield and Blunt, 111
degrees at Stephan, 110 degrees at
Conde and Gann Valley, and 109 degrees
at Aberdeen.
SDZ006>007-011- Brown--Marshall--Day--Spink--Clark
018>019
0 0
With the continued lack of rainfall and
much above normal temperatures in July,
severe (D2) drought conditions spread
into northeast South Dakota by the
middle of July with exceptional (D3)
drought conditions developing into
western Brown and Spink counties.
Crops were suffering and losses were
evident from the lack of rainfall and
available soil moisture, especially in
the western parts of the area. Several
grassland fires occurred mainly as a
result of lightning. Burn bans and
water restrictions were in place.
Rainfall amounts were over 2 inches
below normal for the month of July and
from 3 to 5 inches below normal since
the beginning of the year.
Edmunds County
4 W Ipswich 0 0
Spink County
10 W Redfield 0 0
Spink County
7 W Redfield 0 0
The hail reports in Spink county were
retrieved by the National Severe
Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma.
SDZ003>011- Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Brown--
015>023-033>037- Marshall--Roberts--Walworth--Edmunds--
045-048-051 Day--Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Spink--
Clark--Codington--Grant--Hamlin--
Deuel--Stanley--Sully--Hughes--Hyde--
Hand--Jones--Lyman--Buffalo
0 0
Record heat and high humidity affected
central, north central, and northeast
South Dakota for the end of July. Heat
indices rose to 105 to 115 degrees
across the area. Record high
temperatures were set at Pierre,
Mobridge, Kennebec, Timber Lake, and
Aberdeen. Pierre rose to 111 degrees
on each of the three days. Mobridge
rose to 111 degrees on the 28th and to
112 degrees on the 30th.
Several record highs of 108 and 109
degrees were set at Timber Lake and
Kennebec in the three day period.
Aberdeen set a record high of 106 on
the 30th.
Walworth County
Mobridge 0 0
SOUTH DAKOTA, Southeast
Douglas County
5 NNE Corsica 0 0
Aurora County
6 SE Stickney 0 0
Beadle County
10 NNE Yale 0 0
Kingsbury County
5 NW Bancroft 0 0
Kingsbury County
11 NW De Smet 0 0
Kingsbury County
4 NW Bancroft 0 0
SDZ053 Sanborn
0 0
Numerous grass fires were triggered by
lightning strikes from dry
thunderstorms and existing dry
conditions. All fires were relatively
small, and responded to by fire
departments from Woonsocket, Letcher,
and Artesian.
SDZ038-050-052>054- Beadle--Gregory--Jerauld--Sanborn--
057>061-063>066- Miner--Brule--Aurora--Davison--Hanson--
068>071 Mccook--Charles Mix--Douglas--
Hutchinson--Turner--Bon Homme--
Yankton--Clay--Union
0 0
A widespread and long term shortage of
rainfall resulted in a moisture
deficiency which put significant stress
on crops. The drought was classified as
D2, or severe, in the U.S. Drought
Monitor. According to a USDA Flash
Situation Report, the yield loss in one
county, Davison, was estimated to be at
least 40 percent for almost 60 thousand
acres of tasseling corn, which is a
critical growth stage for corn.
Similar percentage yield losses were
expected for alfalfa, soybeans, wheat,
and hay, with greater losses possible
if drought persisted. Reports from
other counties affected by drought also
indicated significant yield losses.
The exact amount of loss was not
known, with any losses expected to
increase if drought continued. The
stress of the drought on crops was
exacerbated by daytime temperatures
rising several degrees above 100
degrees Farenheit.
Other effects of the drought included
evaporation of watering holes for
cattle, and evaporation in watering
tanks to the extent that the water
became too salty for cattle. In a few
places there had not been enough
rainfall to completely dissolve
fertilizer, making damaged wheat crops
too toxic for use as cattle feed. The
dry and hot weather also caused
grasslands to become very dry,
contributing to grass fires in places.
SDZ038 Beadle
0 0
Lightning started a grass fire near
Wessington. The fire was brought under
control by the Wessington and nearby
Miller fire departments after burning
at least 10 acres. The hot and dry
weather contributed to the spread of
the fire.
Lake County
Ramona 0 0
Lake County
2 SE Ramona 0 0
Brule County
Kimball 0 0
Miner County
12 NNE Howard 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Davison County
2 SW Mitchell 0 0
Davison County
Mitchell 0 0
Davison County
Mitchell 0 0
Thunderstorm winds damaged tool sheds
and other exterior merchandise at a
building center. The winds also caused
tree damage.
Lake County
2 SW Ramona 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, including numerous
trees and power poles blown down. The
damage resulted in power outages in
the area. The wind also damaged corn
crops. The amount of property and crop
damage was not known.
Lake County
3 W Madison 0 0
Lake County
Winfred 0 0
Hanson County
Alexandria to 0 0
Emery
Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and
power lines, resulting in power
outages.
Mccook County
9 NNW Salem 0 0
Mccook County
1 NW Salem 0 0
Mccook County
5 S Salem 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, resulting in a
power outage that lasted a little less
than 2 hours.
Mccook County
2 E Salem 0 0
Mccook County
Canistota 0 0
Mccook County
6 E Canistota 0 0 30K
Thunderstorm winds rolled and destroyed
a camper.
Mccook County
Canistota 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, including 3 inch
diameter branches blown down.
A resulting power outage lasted about
2 hours.
Turner County
8 NE Parker 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several trees blown down.
Corn crops were damaged by the wind,
but the amount of crop damage was not
known.
Turner County
7 N Chancellor 0 0
Lincoln County
1 SE Tea 0 0
Lincoln County
Tea 0 0
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including 3 inch diameter limbs blown
down. Corn crops were also damaged by
the wind, but the amount of crop
damage was not known.
Lake County
Winfred 0 0
Hutchinson County
5 E Dimock 0 0
SOUTH DAKOTA, West
Pennington County
2 NE Rockerville 0 0 0 0
Pennington County
2 SE Rockerville 0 0 0 0
Pennington County
4 NE Rockerville 0 0 0 0
Custer County
2 W Buffalo Gap 0 0 0 0
Pennington County
1 SE Rapid City 0 0 0 0
Custer County
11 SE Custer 0 0 0 0
Shannon County
5 E Pine Ridge 0 5K 0 0
Strong winds tore the roof off a
mobile home.
Shannon County
15 SE Red Shirt 0 0 0 0
Shannon County
Sharps Corner 0 0 0 0
Shannon County
1 S Oglala 0 0 0 0
SDZ001>002- Harding--Perkins--Butte--Northern
012>014-025>027- Meade Co Plains Ziebach--Northern Foot
030>032-041>044- Hills--Rapid City--Southern Foot
046>047-049-072>074 Hills--Custer Co Plains--Pennington Co
Plains--Haakon--Fall River--Shannon--
Jackson--Bennett--Mellette--Todd--
Tripp--Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills
Meade Co Plains--Hermosa--Southern
Foothills
1 0 0 0
High pressure brought record heat to
western South Dakota, with many
locations setting all-time record high
temperatures. The National Weather
Service cooperative observer 8 miles
north-northwest of Usta in Perkins
County recorded a maximum temperature
of 120 degrees on July 15th, which
tied the previous all-time record high
in South Dakota, first set on July 5th,
1936 in Cann Valley. A woman died of
heat exhaustion while hiking in the
Badlands National Park on July 16th.
F520U
Ziebach County
9 SW Glad Vly 0 0 0 0
Perkins County
5 SE Usta 0 0 0 0
Ziebach County
1 W Red Elm 0 0 0 0
Ziebach County
13 SE Red Scaffold 0 0 0 0
Ziebach County
13 SE Red Scaffold 0 0 0 0
Haakon County
5 NE Milesville 0 0 0 0
Haakon County
3 S Milesville 0 25K 0 0
Mobile home was blown over.
Severe thunderstorms developed over
southern Ziebach and northern Haakon
Counties, producing large hail and
wind gusts to 75 mph. A mobile home
near Milesville was blown over by the
strong gusts. No one was injured.
Pennington County
3 S Pactola 0 0 0 0
Reservoir
Pennington County
Sheridan Lake 0 0 0 0
ST LAWRENCE RIVER
St Lawrence R Above
Ogdensburg Ny
Clayton 0 0
TENNESSEE, Central
Van Buren County
Spencer 0 0
Hail about the size of a penny fell
at the Sheriffs office in Spencer.
Maury County
Columbia 0 0 5K
The Columbia Fire Department reported
to the newspaper that several trees
had fallen in Columbia. One tree limb
struck a SUV on Carmack Boulevard in
Columbia.
Jackson County
2 NW Gainesboro 0 0
Trees down on Jennings Creek Highway.
Davidson County
5 WSW Nashville 1 3 10K
Gust front ahead of an area of
thunderstorms had wind gusts of 40 to
50 mph. Some of these wind gusts were
measured or estimated by trained
spotters in Davidson County. As this
gust front entered Davidson County, a
tree limb from a rotted tree fell on a
vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, killing
the driver and slightly injuring his
wife and his 2 young children. The
gust front exited the county at 1630
CST. Over 25,000 people were without
power in Davidson County according to
Nashville Electric Service. Wind gusts
were measured up to 47 mph at
Nashville International Airport at
1620 CST. The fatality occurred at the
intersection of Robertson Road and
Nall Avenue in the western part of
Nashville. M41VE
Macon County
Red Boiling Spgs 0 0 25K
Lightning struck a tree, then the bolt
of lightning killed 18 heifers and one
bull gathered underneath the tree. Mr.
Tony Ferguson, owner of Lazy Brook
Farm on Bethany Road, in Red Boiling
Springs, estimated the loss at $20,000
to $25,000.
Macon County
Red Boiling Spgs 0 0 5K
A six ton feeder and a tree, which has
stood for over 50 years, were blown
over by the strong gust front ahead of
the thunderstorms at Lazy Brook Farm.
A basketball goal in a driveway was
blown over and crashed into the
windshield of a truck.
Fentress County
6 SW Allardt 0 0
Spotter measured a 60 mph wind gust
with his weather station.
Fentress County
Jamestown 0 0
Trees down in Jamestown.
TENNESSEE, East
Hawkins County
Rogersville 0 0
Flooding across highway 70 in the
stiggersville community from heavy
thunderstorm rains. Temporarily closed
roads. Other easily flooded low
spots also affected.
Campbell County
La Follette 0 0 20K
Several trees were reported down in
the vicinity of La Follette and Davis
Chapel.
Campbell County
La Follette 0 0 15K
Numerous trees were reported down in
La Follette and vicinity.
Morgan County
North Central 0 0
Portion
Evidence of several inches of water
over roads in the area, during post
event drive throughs by highway
department, in a nearly uninhabited
area.
Hamilton County
East Ridge 0 0 25K
Numerous trees and power lines were
reported down in the East Ridge area.
Rhea County
Spring City 0 0 40K
Several trees and large limbs downed
and a few roofs were damaged in Spring
City.
Rhea County
Spring City 0 0 10K
A large limb was reported down on a
road in Spring City which resulted in
a traffic accident.
Roane County
2 SSW Rockwood 0 0 3K
One tree was reported down on Burke Mill Road
two miles south southwest of Rockwood.
Roane County
Harriman 0 0 5K
A powerline and large limbs were reported down
at the intersections of Route 27 and Riggs
Chapel Road in Harriman.
Hancock County
4 S Sneedville 0 0 20K
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down in the Duck Creek and Trent Valley areas.
Mcminn County
4 NW Niota 0 0 3K
One tree was reported down on county route 275
four miles northwest of Niota.
Mcminn County
Niota 0 0 15K
Trees were reported down in Niota along highway
11 and on South Burn Road.
Knox County
Knoxville 0 0 5K
One tree and powerlines were reported down
along Rutledge Pike.
Campbell County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the county.
Knox County
6 NNW Knoxville 0 0 1K
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated on Raccoon
Valley Road.
Union County
2 WSW Paulette 0 0 12K
Several trees were reported down along Raccoon
Valley Road
Knox County
6 NNW Knoxville 0 0 5K
One tree and a few powerlines were reported
down on Raccoon Valley Road six miles north
northwest of Knoxville.
Monroe County
Tellico Plains 0 0 3K
One tree was reported down in Tellico Plains.
Monroe County
Coker Creek 0 0
Pea to penny sized hail was reported in the
vicinity of Coker Creek.
Claiborne County
Lone Mtn 0 0 20K
A few trees were reported down and a storage
building was blown over in the vicinity of Lone
Mountain.
Polk County
2 SSW Reliance 0 0 3K
One tree was reported down at the intersection
of Highway 30 and Lost Creek Road.
Greene County
Countywide 0 0 30K
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the county.
Greene County
5 ENE Baileyton 0 0 20K
Several trees were reported down across the
northeastern part of the county.
Washington County
Gray 0 0 20K
Numerous trees were reported down in Gray and
the surrounding area.
Sullivan County
Kingsport 0 0 12K
Trees were reported down in the vicinity of
Kingsport and Fall Branch.
Greene County
9 S Greeneville 0 0 6K
Two trees were reported down along highway 107.
Union County
7 W Maynardville 0 0 20K
Several trees and large limbs were reported
down on roads in Big Ridge State Park and the
surrounding vicinity.
Grainger County
5 SE Rutledge to 0 0 15K
9 W Rutledge
Numerous trees were reported down along
Lakeshore Drive.
Hamilton County
Chattanooga 0 0 35K
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the southeastern third of the
county; especially around East Ridge, East
Brainerd, Collegedale, Ooltewah, and Apison.
Union County
Sharps Chapel 0 0 25K
Several trees and powerlines were reported down
across the northern half of the county.
Union County
5 NE Maynardville 0 0 6K
One tree was reported down on Highway 33 at
McLemore Lane and another tree was down near
Highway 33 on Hickory Valley Road.
Morgan County
Countywide 0 0 20K
Trees and powerlines were reported down across
the county.
Morgan County
Petros 0 0 3K
One tree was reported down on Highway 116 near
Petros.
Mcminn County
Niota 0 0 12K
Two trees were reported down along Highway 11
and another couple of trees were downed along
County Road 351 in the vicinity of Niota.
Hamilton County
Countywide 0 0 15K
Six trees were reported down across the county.
Bradley County
South Cleveland 0 0 50K
Several homes and businesses were damaged in
South Cleveland and hundreds of trees were
downed along roads including Patterson,
Steelwood Drive, Clayton Street and Spring
Place Road.
Cocke County
3 W Newport 0 0 3K
One tree was reported down along Highway 411
near Newport.
Cocke County
Parrottsville 0 0 15K
A power pole and lines were downed by high
winds along Highway 340 near Parrottsville.
Greene County
8 N Greeneville 0 0 3K
One tree was reported down eight miles
north of Greeneville between Greeneville
and Baileyton.
Greene County
Greeneville 0 0 6K
Two trees were reported down in Greeneville.
Hawkins County
Church Hill 0 0 30K
Numerous trees were reported down across the
entire northeast part of the county.
Greene County
Greeneville 0 0 6K
A rear wall was pulled open by strong
thunderstorm winds at 194 North Pruitt Road in
Greeneville.
Hamilton County
Soddy Daisy 0 0 12K
A few trees were reported down near Soddy Daisy.
Morgan County
6 SW Wartburg 0 0 6K
Two trees were reported down near the
Cumberland-Morgan county line.
Scott County
9 WSW Oneida 0 0 12K
A few trees were reported down in the Scott
State Forest.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge 0 0 12K
A few trees were reported down in Oak Ridge.
Campbell County
La Follette 0 0 8K
Trees were reported down on Cedar Creek and
Demory roads.
Union County
Luttrell 0 0 20K
Numerous trees were reported down in Luttrell
and vicinity.
Grainger County
Countywide 0 0 12K
A few trees were reported down across the
county.
Bledsoe County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Bledsoe County
4 NNE Pikeville 0 0 3K
One tree was reported down on Highway 127N.
Grainger County
Countywide 0 0 24K
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Jefferson County
White Pine 0 0 12K
A few trees were reported down in White Pine
and vicinity.
Cocke County
4 W Newport 0 0 3K
A nine inch diameter tree was downed on highway
411 four miles west of Newport.
Cocke County
Newport 0 0 5K
A twelve inch diameter tree and power lines
were downed at 441 Carson Springs Road.
Cocke County
8 SW Newport 0 0 20K
Several trees were reported down on Bogard View
Way and McGaha Chapel Road.
Sequatchie County
Countywide 0 0 30K
Trees were reported down across the county.
Marion County
Countywide 0 0 35K
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Rhea County
Spring City 0 0 18K
Several trees were reported down across the
northern third of the county ... especially
around Spring City.
Morgan County
Pine Orchard 0 0 10K
A few trees were reported down near Pine
Orchard.
Roane County
Harriman 0 0 25K
Several trees and power lines were reported
down across the Northern half of the country.
Roane County
Countywide to 0 0 30K
Oliver Spgs
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down countywide ... especially between Harriman
and Oliver Springs.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge 0 0 12K
A few trees were reported down just south of
Oak Ridge.
Loudon County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Knox County
Farragut 0 0 3K
An eight inch diameter tree was reported down in
Farragut.
Knox County
Countywide 0 0 15K
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Rhea County
Countywide 0 0 35K
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Blount County
Countywide 0 0 12K
A few trees were reported down across the
county.
Meigs County
Countywide 0 0 30K
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Hamilton County
7 S Birchwood 0 0 20K
Numerous trees were reported down along highway
58 between Gamble Road and Grasshopper Road.
Sequatchie County
Dunlap 0 0 1K
High winds picked up a yard sale tent and a
pole supporting the tent crashed through a
truck window into the leg of the driver near
Ewtonville Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 127.
Mcminn County
Countywide 0 0 35K
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Bradley County
Countywide 0 0 30K
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Mcminn County
Athens 0 0 3K
A large oak tree was reported down on Oakland
Drive in Athens.
Monroe County
Countywide 0 0 30K
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Polk County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county ... many down on highways and secondary
roads.
Union County
Luttrell 0 0 35K
Several barns and sheds were damaged and trees
were downed in an area from Tater Valley Road
to Clinch Valley Road near Grainger County.
Anderson County
5 NNW Clinton 0 0 25K
Several trees and power lines were reported
down between the Briceville highway and the Old
Dutch Valley road about one mile west of
Medford.
Roane County
Kingston 0 0 12K
A few trees were reported down in Kingston.
Roane County
Midtown 0 0 10K
A few trees were reported down in Midtown.
Grainger County
Rutledge 0 0 3K
Wind gusts were estimated as high as 50 knots
at Rutledge School.
Grainger County
Rutledge 0 0 2K
A five to six inch diameter tree was reported
down across the southbound lane of highway 11W
at mile marker 22.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge 0 0 3K
A tree was reported down on a power line at 124
Mirmar Circle in Oak Ridge.
Loudon County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Several trees were reported down onto roads
across the county.
Knox County
Knoxville 0 0 25K
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down in Knoxville.
Hamblen County
5 SW Morristown 0 0 25K
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down in the Talbott area.
Grainger County
6 ENE Rutledge 0 0 20K
Several trees and power lines were reported
down at the intersection of highway 11 W and
Helton Road.
Anderson County
Clinton 0 0 3K
A tree was reported down on Coward Road in
Clinton.
Sequatchie County
10 SSE Dunlap 0 0 10K
A few trees were reported down onto power lines
with several small limbs and debris on area
roads.
Sevier County
1 WSW Gatlinburg 0 0 15K
A few trees and power lines were reported down
on Ski Mountain Road.
Sequatchie County
1 NE Dunlap 0 0 5K
A power pole and power lines were reported down
on Ewton Road one mile northeast of Dunlap.
Monroe County
Sweetwater 0 0 3K
A tree was reported down on Barney Creek Road
in Sweetwater.
Jefferson County
Dandridge 0 0 3K
A tree was reported down on Highway 92 at the
approach to the bridge across the French Broad
River.
Blount County
Big Spgs 0 0 6K
Two trees were reported down in the Big Springs
area.
Loudon County
5 NNW Loudon 0 0 3K
A tree was reported down on Hines Valley Road
near New Providence.
Jefferson County
Dandridge 0 0 3K
A tree was reported down near interstate 40
and the highway 92 intersection.
Hawkins County
Mooresburg 0 0 10K
Some trees were reported down in Mooresburg.
Hawkins County
Rogersville 0 0 8K
Some trees were reported down in Rogersville.
Monroe County
Tellico Plains 0 0 3K
A tree was reported down on highway 68 in
Tellico Plains.
Polk County
Benton 0 0 20K
Several trees were reported down across the
western portion of the county.
Grainger County
5 SE Rutledge 0 0 10K
Three trees were reported down on Lakeshore
Road five miles southeast of Rutledge.
Hawkins County
Mooresburg 0 0 20K
Numerous trees were reported down across the
western half of the county.
Sullivan County
Bloomingdale 0 0 15K
Trees and power lines were reported down in
the Bloomingdale area.
TENNESSEE, South Central
Lincoln County
1 N Fayetteville 0 0
to Fayetteville
Large tree limbs were blown down one mile
north of downtown.
Lincoln County
Fayetteville 0 0
Numerous trees were blown down.
Franklin County
2 W Winchester to 0 0
Winchester
Trees were blown down along Highway 50 from
west of Winchester into downtown Winchester.
Multiple bands of strong to severe
thunderstorms developed during the afternoon
hours ahead of an approaching upper level
trough of low pressure. Many of the storms
produce strong and damaging winds downing
trees and power lines.
TENNESSEE, West
Lauderdale County
Ripley 0 0 1K
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees on
Coffeshop Road.
Lake County
2 E Tiptonville 0 0 2K
Several trees were downed along Highway 21
around Reelfoot Lake.
Obion County
Hornbeak to 0 0 6K
Union City
Severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and
power lines in a corridor from Hornbeak to
Troy to Union City.
Madison County
Jackson 1 0 75K
Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a house
on 109 Wallace Road in Jackson. The strike
started a fire in the home. The home burned to
the ground and a 87 year old man was killed
inside. M87PH
Carroll County
Southeast Portion 0 0 0.01K
Numerous roads were flooded in the
southeastern portion of Carroll County.
Henderson County
Chesterfield 0 0 O.O1K
Caramel Road in Chesterfield was flooded.
Decatur County
Parsons 0 0 25K
Flash flooding caused major problems in the
city of Parson. One home had close to one
inches of water. Meanwhile, four businesses
had four inches of water. Sections of nearly
every road in Parsons was flooded with nearly
two feet of water.
TEXAS, Central
Taylor County
4 N Abilene 0 0 4K
Microburst produced downed trees and roof
damage to outbuildings.
Taylor County
3 NNW Abilene 0 0 4K
Downburst produced wind damage to cars in the
KTXS parking lot. The wind was measured with
an anemoter at the TV station.
TXZ127 Taylor
0 0 10K
The Lewis Canyon fire started southwest of
Abilene in rough terrain. The flames were
fanned by gusty winds combined with low
relative humidities. The fire burned an
estimated 10,000 acres over the next 3 days.
TEXAS, Central Southeast
Fort Bend County
Stafford 0 0 25K
Lightning strike caused a fire that damaged a
home.
Chambers County
6 S Sea Breeze 0 0
Tornado caused no damage near the Intracoastal
Bridge on Highway 124 near the Chambers-
Galveston county line.
Galveston County
Dickinson 0 0 2K
Tree down near the intersection of Deats Road
and Highway 3.
Harris County
5 WSW Alief 0 0 20K
Large tree split in half and hit a home in
Mission Bend.
Fort Bend County
Stafford 0 0 4K
Lightning struck an apartment complex and
took out the electrical systems. A cell phone
tower was also knocked out.
Harris County
Webster 0 0
Sighted by law enforcement.
Harris County
4 E Aldine 0 0 3K
Trees down near the intersection of FM 1960
and Atascosita.
Harris County
Pasadena 0 0 20K
Lightning strike caused a house fire.
Polk County
Dallardsville 0 0 4K
Flooding near Dallardsville at Highway 1276.
Matagorda County
Midfield 0 0 4K
Highway 111 flooded from Midfied to the
Jackson County line.
TEXAS, Extreme West
El Paso County
18 ENE El Paso 0 0
Intl Ar
El Paso County
18 ENE El Paso 0 0
Intl Ar
Roads were flooded in far northeastern El Paso
County from Hueco Tanks State Park to the
Montana Vista area.
El Paso County
West Portion 0 0
A heavy precipitation supercell thunderstorm
dropped up to 2 inches of rain in less than an
hour from west El Paso to Anthony TX. Numerous
streets were closed due to major street
flooding, rocks and debris. Several power
outages occurred as well.
El Paso County
El Paso 0 0
The third flood producing thunderstorm of the
day for El Paso County caused flooding in
central El Paso.
El Paso County
El Paso 0 0
Major street flooding occurred in central and
northeast El Paso, and spread into west El
Paso near UTEP.
El Paso County
El Paso 0 0
The second in a wave of westward moving
thunderstorms moved across El Paso, dropping
heavy rain which resulted in a mudslide with
debris blocking traffic on Mesa Street in west
El Paso.
El Paso County
Fabens 0 0
El Paso County
Northeast Portion 0 0 10K
Hudspeth County
Northwest Portion 0 0 10K
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding which
led to road closures from Hueco Village
westward to Montana Vista.
El Paso County
South Portion 0 0 100K
A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms caused
flooding from Clint to east El Paso. Debris
flow along an arroyo entered houses and buried
a road in a Clint neighborhood, leaving a
layer of mud up to 4 feet deep. Also two cars
were buried. A catchment basin breached after
filling with water that spilled over a
landfill upstream.
El Paso County
East Central 0 0 10K
Portion
Extensive flooding occurred along Highway
62/180 in Montana Vista, making it nearly
impassable. Meanwhile, 1.75 inches of rain
within an hour in Horizon City caused rivers
of mud to flow downstream into Clint. This was
the second consecutive night of significant
debris flow in the Clint area.
El Paso County
12 NNW El Paso 0 0
Intl A
From 2.5" to 3" of rain in 40 minutes was
measured by spotters in the North Hills
section of northeast El Paso, resulting in
major street flooding.
El Paso County
6 NNW El Paso 0 0
Intl At
The second thunderstorm of the evening hit
northeast El Paso, but this time a little
further south. An NWS employee measured 2.21
inches in just over an hour. Texas Department
of Transportation reported significant street
flooding along and near Trans Mountain Road.
TEXAS. Mid--South
TXZ229>232-239>241 La Salle--Mcmullen--Live Oak--Bee--Webb--
Duval--Jim Wells
0 0
July 2006 saw several episodes of widespread
heavy rainfall events across the Coastal Bend
of South Texas. The drought conditions across
Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas,
Refugio, Calhoun, Victoria and Goliad
counties essentially ended because of these
events. The biggest events occurred the first
week in July as well as July 22nd through
the 28th.
Further west, across central portions of South
Texas as well as the Rio Grande Plains of
South Texas, the heavy rainfall was more
isolated to scattered in coverage during July.
Because of this, drought conditions in these
area did ease somewhat, but did not end
completely. By the end of the month the U.S.
Drought Monitor showed drought conditions
across La Salle and Webb counties in the
extreme category, Live Oak McMullen and Duval
counties in the severe category, and Jim
Wells and Bee counties in the moderate
category.
Soil moisture across western portions of South
Texas remained below normal. A few farmers who
planted late in the season benefitted from the
heavy rainfall and may have salvaged part of
the growing season. However, because most
crops were stressed and failed during the
heart of the growing season, or farmers
decided not to plant all together this season,
yields were expected to be well below normal.
Many ranchers depleted their cattle sizes and
others continued to need hay to feed
livestock. Some locations however did receive
sufficient rainfall to replenish grasslands.
Unfortunately much of the widespread heavy
rainfall that fell across eastern portions of
South Texas did not fall into the watershed.
This, combined with high water usage in South
Texas, resulted in reservoir levels continuing
to slowly fall at Choke Canyon Reservoir and
Lake Corpus Christi. Choke Canyon fell to
79.4% capacity during July and Lake Corpus
Christi fell to 36.0%. Lake Amistad also
continue to slowly fall. Coleto Creek
Reservoir remained nearly unchanged.
The wildfire danger remained low across the
northern Coastal Bend and Victoria region. The
remainder of South Texas was in a moderate
fire danger at the end of the month. No
significant wildfires were reported over the
month of July across South Texas.
The following are selected South Texas
rainfall totals for July 2006:
Alice Intl Apt (ASOS): 5.12 inches
Aransas Wildlife Refuge: 13.46 inches
Beeville 5 NE: 4.59 inches
Benavides: 4.83 inches
Choke Canyon Dam: 5.83 inches
Corpus Christi Intl Apt (ASOS): 5.26 inches
Cotulla (ASOS): 5.81 inches
Encinal: 2.22 inches
Fowlerton: 3.63 inches
Freer: 1.30 inches
George West 2SSW: 4.78 inches
Goliad: 3.42 inches
Kingsville: 3.07 inches
Laredo Intl Apt (ASOS): 0.72 inches
Mathis 4SSW: 2.71 inches
Port Aransas: 18.32 inches
Port Lavaca: 7.76 inches
Port O'Connor: 34.44 inches
Refugio 3SW: 6.57 inches
Rockport: 17.33 inches
Three Rivers 8 NE: 1.31 inches
Tilden 4SSE: 2.97 inches
Victoria Apt (ASOS): 8.86 inches
Welder Wildlife Foundation: 5.99 inches
Whitsett: 2.57 inches
San Patricio County
7 NW Sinton 0 0
Tornado was brief and remained over open
county, between CR 28 and FM 188.
Aransas County
Rockport 0 0 1.5M
Widespread flooding occurred in Rockport,
where between 5 and 8 inches of rain fell,
much over a 2 hour period. Almost all city
streets became flooded, including Market
Street and Austin Street where numerous
businesses had water enter their buildings.
There was also several homes throughout the
city that were flooded. Two nursing homes also
had water enter their buildings. City
officials reported over 100 cars stalled in
high water. In addition, an 11 year old boy
had to be rescued when he slipped into a
storm drain while playing near the high water.
The following are 24 rainfall totals from
around the area:
Rockport (ASOS): 3.34 inches
Rockport (City): 7.15 inches
Rockport 3N: 4.18 inches
Lamar Peninsula: 3.77 inches
Aransas Wildlife Refuge: 2.30 inches
Property damage estimates are rough, and may
be underestimated.
Nueces County
Port Aransas 0 0
Heavy rainfall of 4 to 6 inches left many city
streets flooded with one to two feet of water
over them. City officials reported several
cars stalled in the high water. The following
are 24 rainfall totals:
Port Aransas (COOP): 5.44 inches
Nueces County
Corpus Christi 0 0
Heavy rainfall fell across the south side of
Corpus Christi leading to all S.P.I.D.
(Hwy 358) underpasses from Staples St. to
Flour Bluff flooded, including Nile and Rodd
Field which caused backups on Hwy 358. Several
cars became stranded in the high water. High
water on Airline, from Hwy 358 to Gollihar,
also caused several cars to stall in the high
water. High water and impassable streets were
also reported in neighborhoods near Century
Theater on S.P.I.D. There were several other
reports of minor flooding of secondary streets
throughout the south side of Corpus Christi.
NWS radar estimated 1 to 3 inches of rain fell
across central and south Corpus Christi, with
isolated amounts of 3 to 4 inches across the
south side.
La Salle County
Encinal 0 0
A thunderstorm produced microburst over the
city of Encinal. Broadcast media, from nearby
Laredo, reported a large aluminum section of
roof from an old school building in Encinal
was blown off and carried downwind roughly one
block into a house. One telephone pole was
also split in half by the section of roof.
Calhoun County
Port O Conner 0 0
Between 4 and 7 inches of rain fell across
extreme east and southeast Calhoun County
during the early morning hours of the 26th.
6.90 inches of rain was recorded at Port
O'Connor. This led to flooding of several
roads, including Hwy 238 and Reomerville
Rd. as well as a portion of Hwy 185 in Port
O'Connor.
Nueces County
5 NE Robstown 0 0
Doppler radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of
rainfall fell in a 1 to 2 hour time frame
across northwest Nueces County. High water was
reported at U.S. 77 and I-37. Standing water
was reported on FM 624, between CR 83 an
FM 666.
Jim Wells County
Alice 0 0
2 to 3 inches of rainfall fell over the Alice
area during a one hour period, resulting in
Highway 44 at Flournoy Rd. (FM 1931) closed
due to high water. Minor street flooding was
observed elsewhere throughout the city.
The Alice ASOS recorded 2.67 inches, and a
COOP observer in Alice recorded 3.80 inches
on the day.
TEXAS, North
TXZ091>095- Montague--Cooke--Grayson--Fannin--Lamar--
100>107-115>123- Young--Jack--Wise--Denton--Collin--Hunt--
129>135-141>148- Delta -Hopkins--Stephens--Palo Pinto--Parker--
156>162-174>175 Tarrant--Dallas--Rockwall--Kaufman--Van
Zandt--Rains--Eastland--Erath--Hood--
Somervell--Johnson--Ellis--Henderson--
Comanche--Mills--Hamilton--Bosque--Hill--
Navarro--Freestone--Anderson--Lampasas--
Coryell--Bell--Mclennan--Falls--Limestone--
Leon--Milam--Robertson
0 0 l00m
Drought conditions across north Texas
worsened this month as rainfall continued to
be scarce. Measurable rainfall was recorded
on only four days at Dallas/Fort Worth.
Dallas/Fort Worth was almost 23 inches below
normal for the 18 months ending on July 31,
Waco was over 16 inches below normal, and
Denton and McKinney were both over 30 inches
below normal for the same period.
Temperatures were well above normal, with
this July ranking as the 9th warmest on
record for the last 108 years. The average
high temperature this month was 3.0 degrees
above normal, and the average low temperature
was 2.5 degrees above normal. In fact,
2006 now ranks as number one for Dallas/Fort
Worth for the warmest mean temperature on
record (69.9 degrees).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought
conditions in north Texas ranged from severe
drought (D2) to exceptional drought (D4),
the worst possible category. The area of
exceptional drought encompassed the region
from Bowie south to Cisco, east to
Greenville, north to the Red River, and
finally west again to Bowie. This area
includes the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex.
Indeed, many metroplex counties continued to
impose burn bans and mandatory water
restrictions. Many cities prohibited watering
between 10 AM and 6 PM, and voluntary
conservation techniques, such as taking
showers instead of baths, were stressed to
citizens. Homeowners were dealing with
foundation problems, and trees which had been
maintained for over 60 years were dying from
lack of water. Some communities tried to
combat the drought conditions by reactivating
wells which have not been used in over 15
years.
Farmers continued to have a difficult time
getting crops to produce this season. Although
cotton tends to grow best in hot weather,
the cottonseed plant to germinate. Cotton is
Texas' number one cash crop, and the extreme
heat and dryness caused much of represented
$1 billion of the losses statewide due to the
drought. Hay also continued to decrease in
quality and number. Bales which were selling
for $35 last year were selling for $80 this
year. Many farmers were forced to drive to
other parts of the state or even to other
states to buy cheaper hay. Much of the states
corn and soybean crops were made into hay in
order to feed livestock. Wheat production
across north Texas was 70% below normal. In
addition, many locations with very high
enough grazing land for their cattle. The
Farm Service Agency expected many farmers to
give up the farm business all together because
of the rising costs due to the drought.
Although several counties were named disaster
areas already this year, relief funds have
been delayed in Congress. The Texas
Cooperative Extension recently estimated
statewide drought losses at $4.1 billion.
North Texas alone has incurred around $1.9
billion.
Dallas County
Dallas 0 0
TXZ103 Denton
0 10
High winds caused three bounce houses to
collapse with children inside near Lake
Lewisville. One child suffered a broken arm,
and many others had bruises and scrapes.
Tarrant County
Countywide 0 0 20K
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and large
limbs in Watauga, Arlington, and
Dalworthington Gardens. A front window at a
convenience store south of Fort Worth was
blown in as well, and two sections of fence
were blown down just east of Lake Arlington.
Tarrant County
Countywide 0 0
Flash flooding was reported at several
intersections in Watauga, along Mid-Cities
Boulevard in North Richland Hills, and at
Highway 114 and Dove Road in Southlake.
Hamilton County
Hamilton 0 0
TXZ118>119
1 0
An upper level ridge settled over the southern
plains ... resulting in hot temperatures and
little to no rainfall for over a week. With
daytime heat indices reaching 105 degrees and
nighttime temperature only dropping into the
upper 70s to lower 80s, the heat affected many
people detrimentally. During this time, at
least one person died from the heat. M82PH
Anderson County
Palestine 0 0
Tree limbs down.
Henderson County
Countywide 0 0 45K
In Opelika, two two-hundred year-old oak trees
were split in half and another was uprooted.
Large limbs from the downed trees were
thrown across the yard, on the roof of a
house, and on top of a storage building. One
resident said that their front door was
blown open, and the male owner was not able to
pull it shut again until the wind subsided.
The cost to haul away the oak trees and
repair the roof of the house was estimated at
$20,000. Also in the same area, a carport was
blown off, the car inside the carport was
shifted about four feet, and several trees
were leveled.
In Cross Roads, the elementary school had
limbs strewn across the football field. A
nearby house had its roof damaged, tin was
blown off of a storage building, and numerous
trees were knocked down, including a 100 year-
old peach tree. Some of the trees
had their tops sheared off.
Fannin County
8 NW Bonham 0 0
Nickel-sized hail in Ravenna.
Fannin County
7 N Bonham 0 0 30K
Numerous trees and power lines down. A roof
was also damaged.
Van Zandt County
Ben Wheeler 0 0
Bell County
Belton 0 0 70K
Several large trees uprooted and large tree
limbs snapped. One huge tree fell on a
transmission repair shop. Numerous power
lines were blown down, as well as a light at
a ballfield. A sign at a bank was ripped off.
Power was out to about 1,200 people.
TXZ119 Dallas
1 0
A four-year-old boy died of heat exposure
after he was left unattended at a playground
in Balch Springs. The boy did not have any
water. High temperatures on this day were in
the lower 100s with low temperatures in the
mid 70s. Local heat advisory criteria
was not met on this day.
M40U
TEXAS, North Panhandle
TXZ009 Roberts
0 0
A wildfire twenty-six miles northwest of Miami
in northwestern Roberts county burned three
hundred acres. The wildfire was caused by
lightning. No damage and no injuries were
reported.
Hutchinson County
2.5 W Stinnett 0 0 6K
A severe thunderstorm which moved across the
central Texas panhandle during the evening
hours produced damaging winds which
snapped off two electric poles and dropped
three power lines which powered several pump
jacks across State Highway 152. No
injuries were reported.
Donley County
18 N Hedley 0 0
Collingsworth County
Quail 0 0
Severe thunderstorms across the southeastern
Texas panhandle produced large hail during
the early evening hours. No damage or
injuries were reported.
Deaf Smith County
9.5 WSW Hereford 0 0
to 13.5 WSW
Hereford
The tornado occurred over open country and
the path length and path width were estimated.
A severe thunderstorm produced a small rope
tornado during the early evening hours in
extreme southern Deaf Smith county west
of Ranch Road 1057 and just north of County
Road 1 which continued northwest to west of
County Road MM and south of County
Road 5. No damage or injuries were reported.
TEXAS, Northeast
Smith County
5 E Lindale 0 0
Smith County
6 E Lindale 0 0
Trees and powerlines were downed on FM 14 and
County Rd 313.
Nacogdoches County
7 SE Nacogdoches 0 0
Trees downed across County Rd 410.
Angelina County
Huntington 0 0
Trees and powerlines were downed.
Sabine County
Hemphill 0 0
Numerous trees were downed across the eastern
portion of the county.
Shelby County
5 S Center 0 0
Power transformer was blwon down in Neuville
resulting in a fire.
San Augustine
County
San Augustine 0 0
Numerous trees and powerlines downed across
the entire county.
Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches 0 0
Numerous trees and powerlines downed across
the entire county.
Rusk County
5 N Mt Enterprise 0 0
Trees were downed near the town of Minden.
Rusk County
6 NW Mt Enterprise 0 0 100K
Lightning struck an abandoned home in the
town of Laneville resulting in a fire.
Cass County
Hughes Spgs 0 0
Numerous county roads had high water across
them. A few county roads near Hughes
Springs were closed due to the high water.
Bowie County
1 W Texarkana 0 0
Numerous city streets were flooded and some
had the be closed near Potomac and
40th Street.
TEXAS, South
Hidalgo County
Edinburg 0 0 5K
Power lines were blown down on the west side
of Edinburg by a thunderstorm wind gust.
Cameron County
Brownsville 0 0
Extensive flash flooding of streets was
reported in Brownsville by law enforcement
and emergency management officials.
TEXAS, South Central
Gonzales County
Gonzales 0 0
Two short-lived funnels were sighted by the
public near Gonzales.
Lavaca County
Sweet Home to 0 0
7 NE Halletsville
Afternoon thunderstorms produced a general 1
to 2 inch rainfall over western Lavaca
County. Highest totals were near 4 inches
northeast of Hallettsville. Flash flooding
closed FM531 and FM532 through the late
afternoon.
Bandera County
5 S Bandera 0 0
Thunderstorms in the late afternoon produced
near Vanderpool. The flash flooding that
developed between 2 and 3 inches of rain very
quickly closed SH187 south of Vanderpool.
Uvalde County
Concan to 0 0
Utopia
Heavy rain fell during the early morning
between Concan and Utopia with general
amounts of 3 inches and maximum totals up to
7 inches. Numerous roads were closed between
the two towns. Flash flooding closed many of
the roads in the area and at least one
high water rescue was performed on CR348.
Other roads closed by the flooding were SH83
between Concan and Garner State Park, FM1050
at Garner State Park, as well as SH127 and
CR350.
Bandera County
2 S Vanderpool to
8 S Vanderpool 0 0
Early morning showers and thunderstorms
produced 2 to 3 inches of rain from Utopia to
south of Vanderpool. Coming shortly after
widespread rainfall the previous evening, this
was sufficient to cause flash flooding that
closed SH187 and FM470 through the mid
morning.
Lavaca County
North Portion 0 0
Thunderstorms in the late afternoon produced
a general one inch rain over northern Lavaca
County, with general 3 inch totals east
of Moulton. Flash flooding developed quickly
that closed SH95 and FM532.
Williamson County
Round Rock 0 0
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in the
late afternoon from western Travis County
into southern Williamson County. Highest
totals in Williamson County were 3 inches at
Round Rock. FM2243, FM2325, and McNeil Road
were closed due to flash flooding.
Travis County
West Portion 0 0
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in the
late afternoon from western Travis County
into southern Williamson County. Highest
totals in Travis County were 3 inches at Lago
Vista. FM1431 and FM2769 were closed due to
flash flooding.
Frio County
Moore to 0 0
Big Foot
Thunderstorms between Moore and Bigfoot in
northeast Frio County produced between 1 and
2 inches of rain, with a maximum of 4 inches
between the two towns. Flash flooding
closed FM462, FM472, and FM2779 through the
early evening.
Frio County
Southeast Portion 0 0
As the thunderstorms moved slowly
southeastward they stalled near the southeast
corner of Frio County. Here they dropped a
general 1 inch rainfall with as much as 3
inches in some locations. As a result, flash
flooding closed SH85 and FM 1582 for a brief
time.
Comal County
New Braunfels to 0 0 500K
Gruene
Thunderstorms that had formed in the late
afternoon over Comal County spread over the
area from New Braunfels to Gruene and
remained stationary for several hours. Up to
4 inches of rain had fallen in Gruene by
18000ST with as much as 8 inches of rain just
west of New Braunfels. Widespread street
flooding was reported along with flash
flooding that closed East Common Street and
roads in and near New Braunfels toward the
end of the event. A short section of IH-35
was even closed due to the high water.
For the first time since 1979, the rain
caused flooding at the Holiday Inn in New
Braunfels, where more than 50 rooms were
damaged. A half dozen rescues from vehicles
were required.
Kendall County
Boerne 0 0
General 1 to 2 inch rainfall was produced by
late afternoon showers and thunderstorms in
Kendall County, with the highest totals
between 4 and 5 inches around Boerne. Among
the roads closed due to flash flooding were
SH46, FM1376 and FM474.
Gonzales County
East Portion 0 0
Thunderstorms developed over eastern Gonzales
County in the late afternoon and stalled,
producing widespread 2 to 3 inch totals with
up to 6 inches near Gonzales. Flash flooding
closed streets in the town of Gonzales, with
several homes also flooded. SH304, SH97, SH1
11, and FM532 were closed by the flash
flooding.
Bexar County
North Portion 0 0
Thunderstorms in the evening produced between
2 and 3 inches of rain over northern Bexar
County, with isolated locations reporting up
to 5 inches of rain. Numerous roads in the
northern part of the county were reported to
be closed due to flash flooding through the
late evening.
Caldwell County
Countywide 0 0
Widespread 1 to 2 inch rainfall was dropped
over Caldwell County by early evening
thunderstorms. Highest totals were 3 inches
between Dale and McMahan. Flash flooding
forced the closing of FM 1854, FM20, FM736,
and FM713.
Guadalupe County
Countywide 0 0
Showers and thunderstorms produced a general
1 to 2 inch rainfall over Guadalupe County,
with up to 4 inches near Lake McQueeny. Many
of the streets roads in the town of Seguin
were flooded, with water reported in about a
dozen homes. Flash flooding was also reported
over roads in the Lake Dunlap and Lake
McQueeny areas.
Atascosa County
Fashing 0 0
Showers and thunderstorms in the Fashing area
produced between 3 and 4 inches of rain in
the late evening period. Flash flooding
developed quickly and continued into the pre-
midnight hours, closing FM791 and FM2924.
Karnes County
Countywide 0 0
Late evening thunderstorms from Karnes County
into western DeWitt County produced a
widespread 1 inch rainfall with highest
totals near 3 inches in the area around Coy
City and also near Yorktown. Flash flooding
forced the closing of SH80, SH123,
FM99, and FM792.
De Witt County
Nordheim to 0 0
Yorktown
Late evening thunderstorms from Karnes County
into western DeWitt County produced a
widespread 1 inch rainfall with highest
totals near 3 inches in the area around Coy
City and also near Yorktown. SH 119, SH72,
and FM240 were closed through the late
night period due to flash flooding.
Bastrop County
3 S Cedar Creek 0 0 150K
Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a
barn, damaged two other barns, and overturned
a mobile home in the Cedar Creek area.
Williamson County
7 NNW Georgetown 0 0 30K
to 7 N Georgetown
Severe thunderstorms blew down trees and
power lines in a path 3 miles long and one-
half mile long near Sun City.
Lavaca County
8 S Halletsville 0 0 l00K
to 20 S
Halletsville
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees
along US 77 in a path 12 miles long south of
Hallettsville.
Bexar County
4 NW Sayers to 0 0 200K
Sayers
Severe thunderstorms winds rolled over two
mobile homes and blew down trees and power
lines northwest of Sayers.
TEXAS, South Panhandle
TXZ021>026- Partner--Castro--Swisher--Briscoe--Hall--
029>032-035>038- Childress--Hale--Floyd--Motley--Cottle--
41044 Lubbock--Crosby--Dickens--King--Lynn--Garza--
Kent--Stonewall
0 0 0 135M
Economical impacts from the long-term drought
which began in late 2005 over the Southern
Plains of the U.S. worsened over the
extreme southern Texas Panhandle and the west
Texas South Plains through the month of July.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions
were prevalent over the extrerne southeastern
panhandle by the end of the month, with
severe (D2) drought conditions observed
elsewhere east of the Interstate 27
corridor.
The agricultural portion of the regions economy
was drastically impacted. Local farmers and
agricultural officials reported increased losses
in July, with 98% of the dryland cotton crops
across the South Plains and southern Texas
Panhandle failing to emerge. At least 670,000
acres of cotton were destroyed due to the lack
of water during the month of July.
Additional cotton crops also were destroyed by
drought related haboobs and other convectively
triggered dust storms. At least 7,000 acres of
drought-stressed crops were destroyed by a
haboob on July 12th.
The drought also impacted many area ranchers.
The lack of rain during the growing season
resulted in poor hay crops. This caused the
price of hay to exceed $130 per ton; up from
only $80 per ton one year ago. Ranchers have
had difficulty affording hay to feed the cattle,
thus many head of cattle have been sold at very
early ages resulting in lower selling prices.
Terry County
10 SSE Brownfield 0 0 175K 0
to
15 SSE Brownfield
Thunderstorms produced damaging winds near Union
in southeastern Terry County during the early
evening hours of the 10th. Severe gusts
estimated up to at least 65 mph ripped the roof
off of the Union School gymnasium, and scattered
debris more than 125 yards downwind. Several
irrigation pivot systems were overturned. A
cotton module builder damaged heavy farm
equipment when it was rolled over by the winds.
A trailer house located at the intersection of
Texas Highways 213 and 137 suffered severe roof
damage. Damage estimates were $175,000. No
injuries were reported.
Briscoe County
7 ESE Silverton 0 0 0 0
The University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet
site near Silverton recorded a 59 mph wind gust
as a severe thunderstorm propagated over
eastern Briscoe County.
Lamb County
1 NE Amherst 0 0 0 0
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced severe
wind gusts up to at least 66 mph as measured by
the University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet
site near Amherst. The automated station was
actually damaged and became inoperable during
the storm, therefore the maximum wind gust is
unknown.
July 10 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary:
Scattered thunderstorms developed over a large
portion of the west Texas South Plains during
the afternoon and evening hours of the 10th. The
environment over the region was favorable for
localized downbursts, and at least two such
events were sampled by the University of Texas
Tech West Texas Mesonet. A third damaging wind
event resulted in approximately $175,000 in
damage in southeastern Terry County where two
structures were heavily damaged.
Dickens County
Spur 0 2 300K 0
A severe thunderstorm produced extreme winds
and resulted in extensive damage in Spur around
19:30 CST on the 11th. Local officials and media
reported that "dozens" of homes and businesses
were damaged, and that one family was left
homeless and treated for injuries.
The Texas Spur newspaper reported that a mobile
home was destroyed when the walls were
collapsed by the winds. The family inside took
shelter underneath a table inside the home, but
two people present sustained injuries. The Spur
Farmer's Co-Op Gin sustained extensive roof
damage, and a gas pump canopy was blown a
considerable distance downwind and caused
secondary damage as the un-earthed skids
accompanied the sailing debris.
The roof of a church suffered severe damage,
and a city-owned maintenance barn was destroyed.
Additionally, City Hall experienced damage, and
a pivot irrigation system was destroyed.
Local officials and newspaper reports indicate
that an automated weather station operated by a
private utility company recorded a maximum wind
gust of 91 mph at 19:24 CST.
Cottle County
1 NW Paducah 0 0 25K 0
A severe storm near Paducah produced severe wind
gusts that ripped an aluminum roof off of a
structure and downed power lines and large
trees. No injuries were reported.
July 11 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: A
complex of severe thunderstorms resulted in
damaging winds over the eastern South Plains
and the Rolling Plains during the evening hours
of the 11th. The most significant damage
occurred in Spur (Dickens County) where numerous
structures sustained serious damage and two
persons were injured as extreme wind gusts were
measured up to 91 mph. Another storm caused wind
damage to a residence just northwest of Paducah
(Cottle County). Additionally, minor structural
damage was associated with storms in eastern
Terry County late in the evening. Total damages
across the area were estimated to be $350,000
with at least three structures destroyed.
TXZ021-037-040 Parmer--Dickens--Terry
0 0 15K 0
Severe winds resulted in damage at an airfield
east of Brownfield along U.S. Highway 380 during
the late evening hours of the 11th. A hangar
suffered moderate roof and structural damage
from winds estimated to exceed 60 mph. Radar
imagery suggested that the damaging winds were
associated with a wake low that developed on the
trailing edge of a linear convective complex.
The complex of previously severe thunderstorms
decayed over the west Texas South Plains during
the very early morning hours of the 12th. This
dissipating convection resulted in at least two
instances of heat bursts, as measured by the
University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet.
Severe gusts up to 72 mph were measured by the
mesonet station near Spur (Dickens County.
Another severe gust was recorded near Friona
(Parmer County). Synonymous with wake low
events, the winds were accompanied by a sharp
rise in temperature and a drying of the surface
dewpoint temperatures. No damage was reported.
TXZ034>035-040>042 Hockley--Lubbock--Terry--Lynn--Garza
0 0 0 750K
Hockley County
6 NNW Ropesville 0 0 0 0
TXZ035 Lubbock
0 0 0 0
A complex of strong thunderstorms propagated
southeastward over the southwestern South Plains
region of west Texas during the late afternoon
and early evening hours of the 12th. Strong
outflow near these storms initially produced
severe winds at Ropesville in southeastern
Hockley County, as estimated by a Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist. The
outflow boundary, however, quickly evolved into
a classic haboob dust storm and propagated
eastward over a five county area south of
Lubbock.
Wind gusts associated with the haboob reached
severe levels at a number of Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet sites. The mesonet
observation site near Wolfforth in southwestern
Lubbock County recorded a gust to 71 mph. Radar,
visual, and photographic observations suggested
that the haboob became well separated from the
parent convection.
Local farmers and agricultural officials
reported that while damage to cotton crops was
extensive, it was notably less than that caused
by the devastating haboob of June 22nd. This was
attributed to the mature cotton plants in mid
July that were resilient to the impact of wind-
driven dust. Nonetheless, damage to the already
drought-stricken cotton industry totaled at
least $750,000 with more than 7,000 acres lost.
TXZ038 King
0 0 0 0
Thunderstorms over drought-strickened land
resulted in a lightning ignited wildfire that
kept area fire departments fighting for nearly
three days. A 3,500 acre wildfire began
following a round of thunderstorms during the
late afternoon and early evening hours of the
14th. The ongoing fire, fueled by triple digit
heat and at least one instance of severe
thunderstorm winds, raged through rangeland
until it was extinguished by rain during the
morning hours of the 17th. No property damage
or injuries were reported.
King County
10 WSW Guthrie 0 0 0 0
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced a
microburst southwest of Guthrie. A Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet site recorded a
58 mph wind gust. No damage was reported.
TXZ026 Childress
0 0 0 0
A pair of large grass fires burned approximately
1,000 acres of rangeland across northeastern
Childress County during the afternoon and
evening hours of the 22nd. Dry air combined with
triple digit heat, and the impact of the ongoing
drought on fuel moistures, resulted in critical
fire weather conditions. The fires threatened at
least one building, but no damage or injuries
were reported.
Lubbock County
Lubbock Intl Arpt 0 0 0 0
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed south
of Lubbock and moved north across the city. A 68
mph wind gust was recorded by the Automated
Weather Observing System at the Lubbock
International Airport. Wind speeds were likely
less farther south, where only small limbs
were broken off of trees in Lubbock. No
significant damage was reported, but low
visibilities in blowing dust made travel
difficult for Lubbock motorists.
Lynn County
Tahoka 0 0 10K 0
Another storm produced damaging winds and small
hail in Tahoka. A local television station
reported damage to video broadcast equipment
and downed tents as severe thunderstorm wind
gusts and dime size hail affected the community.
The television network was preparing for a live
broadcast when the storm struck. The winds were
estimated to be in excess of 50 mph. No
injuries were reported.
July 28 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: A
pair of severe thunderstorms produced damaging
wind gusts and small hail over the southern and
central South Plains during the afternoon hours
of the 28th. The most significant damage
occurred in Tahoka (Lynn County) where a local
television network was prepared for a live
broadcast when the winds and hail struck. Damage
was reported to broadcast video equipment, and
several tents were destroyed.
Hockley County
Levelland 0 0 0 0
Thunderstorms produced heavy downpours over
parts of Hockley County during the evening hours
of the 29th. Local newspaper reports indicated
that rainfall totals ranged from a trace to more
than 2.25 inches within an one hour period. The
heavy rainfall rates and runoff resulted in
flash flooding along Farm to Market Road 114
between College and Sherman Avenues. The driving
surface became impassable and was temporarily
closed by local officials. Event time is
estimated.
Terry County
2 S Brownfield 0 0 25K 0
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced
damaging winds near Brownfield during the
evening of the 31st. A downburst resulted in
65 mph winds as measured by the Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet site near the
city. At least three utility poles were
snapped by the winds, and two circuits were
damaged. Electrical service was knocked out to
more than 125 customers through 03:00 CST on
August 1st. A number of elderly residents were
impacted by the power outage, and emergency
officials provided generators to several who
required oxygen breathing machines.
TEXAS, Southeast
Jefferson County
Hamshire 0 0 5K
A tree was blown down on Craigen Road. Numerous
power lines were also downed.
Jefferson County
Beaumont 0 0 25K
Several cars were damaged when they drove into
flooded underpasses.
Orange County
Orange 0 0 10K
Water had entered a home in north Orange after
over five inches of rain fell in less than three
hours.
Jefferson County
Beaumont 0 0 2K
Underpasses were barricaded after five inches of
rain fell in a short period of time.
TEXAS, West
Jeff Davis County
2 SW Ft Davis 0 0 0 0
Golfball size hail was reported at the
intersection of Texas Highways 17 and 166
southwest of Fort Davis.
Midland County
20 SSW Midland 0 0 0 0
Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of
Farm to Market Road 1788 and County Road 3503.
Midland County
10 SW Midland 0 0 8K 0
The Texas Department of Transportation reported
that a large electronic road sign at Rock the
Desert festivities was blown over, causing eight
thousand dollars worth of damage to the sign.
Midland County
Midland 0 0 0 0
Dime to penny size hail fell at the intersection
of Loop 250 and Wadley Avenue.
Midland County
10 SW Midland to 0 0 20K 0
Midland
Flash flooding was reported in several locations
across Midland. At the intersection of Farm to
Market Road 1788 and Interstate 20, 8-12 inches
of water was flowing. Police officers could not
pass through the 1300 block of Castleford, while
at other locations along Castleford, including
its intersection with Garfield, up to 8 inches
of water flowed over the road. Several vehicles
had stalled in high water along Wadley Avenue.
A large outdoor music festival, Rock the Desert,
was in progress when these storms inundated the
Midland area. The festival, which had 11,000
attendees this year, takes place each year at a
location across Farm to Market Road 1788. The
parking lots for this event are basically empty
fields and as attendees were leaving the event
due to the heavy rain, many became stuck in the
muddy fields.
TEXAS, Western North
Wilbarger County
Vernon Wilharger 0 0
Arp
Wind gust was measured by the KF05 AWOS station
at the Vernon Airport. This wind gust may have
been due to a dry microburst.
TXZ083>090 Hardeman--Foard--Wilbarger--Wichita--Knox--
Baylor--Archer--Clay
0 0
Temperatures rose to triple digits with higher
heat indices and remained there for most of the
month. Lows also only fell to 75 degrees or
higher. The heat caused several calls for
paramedics due to heat-related illnesses.
Knox County
Knox City 0 0
Knox County
Knox City 0 0
Wilbarger County
1 ENE Harrold 0 0 3.5K
Power poles were downed.
Knox County
Vera 0 0 2K
Location Character of Storm
PUERTO RICO
PRZO04 Eastern Interior
Landslide
A landslide was reported blocking road 919 at
Barrio Valenciano in Juncos municipality.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Guaynabo Heavy Rain
Urban flooding was reported along road 834 in
Guaynabo municipality.
Eastern Interior
Caguas Heavy Rain
Road flooding was reported along Highway 1 at
the Flamingo Motel entrance in Caguas
municipality. Scattered to numerous showers
developed since mid morning mainly across the
eastern half of Puerto Rico. A few thunderstorms
were also reported near the San Juan metro area.
Urban and street flooding was reported in some
areas.
Northeast
Ceiba Lightning
A wood home was struck by lightning at Playa
Punta Figuera sector in Ceiba.
Eastern Interior
Aguas Buenas Flash Flood
Eastern Interior
Caguas Flash Flood
Tropical wave moved across Puerto Rico and
interacted with upper trough across Hispaniola
to produce scattered to numerous showers and
locally heavy rainfall accumulations. By 11 A.M.
the U.S. Geological Survey sensors reported
significant rainfall accumulations over the
interior section of Puerto Rico. Rio de Bayamon
at Arenas..5.98 inches. Rio de Bayamon below
Lago de Cidra ..5.21 inches. Rio de La Plata
at Comerio ..4.46 inches. Vaqueria EL Mimo
Caguas 3.72 inches. Bairoa Arriba at Aguas
Buenas 3.88 inches. Around one hundred families
in the municipalities of Caguas and Aguas
Buenas were affected by flash floods produced
by this tropical wave. Fifty two families in
the Aguas Buenas municipality experienced
moderate to major flood damage to their homes.
Barrio Mulas, Sumidero, Caguitas and Jaguitas
were the most affected. In Caguas municipality,
32 homes in El Fanguito sector were flooded, 20
in Villa Nueva and 12 in Villa del Rey. Thirteen
sectors in Caguas suffered landslides and
seventeen areas were flooded. The following
rivers experienced flooding or reached flood
stage ... River Fajardo ... Blanco ...
Guayanes ... Caguitas ... Gurabo ... Grande de
Loiza and Bayamon.
Northeast
Fajardo Flash Flood
River Cilitos level was rising steadily at the
traffic light on Highway 3. River Fajardo went
out of its banks flooding Highway 53 and Santa
Rita road. Streets in Maternillo and Mansion del
Sapo were impassable. Highway 3 from Fajardo to
Rio Grande was closed to traffic due to
flooding.
Northeast
Naguabo Flash Flood
River Rio Blanco level was reported to be
rising steadily. Highway 31 was reported
impassable.
Northeast
Rio Grande Flash Flood
Small stream Galateo was reported out of its
banks at the Galateo bridge.
Eastern Interior
Cayey Flash Flood
A home was reported at barrio Campo Bello due
to small stream out of its banks.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon Flash Flood
A home was reported flooded at Barrio Guaraguao.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon Flash Flood
A home at barriada Juan Sanchez was reported
flooded
North Central
Barceloneta Heavy Rain
Urban and street flooding was reported at
Parcelas Loarte, Estancias de Florida and
Barrio Catanito.
North Central
Barceloneta Thunderstorm Wind (G40)
A sign blew over at Walmart Store on Highway 2
and fell on top of a car. Pea size hail was
reported in Manati municipality.
North Central
Vega Alta Heavy Rain
Small stream Ponderosa was reported out of its
banks.
Eastern Interior
Caguas Thunderstorm Wind (G35)
Downed power pole along road 827 at Barrio Los
Ortiz.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Carolina Thunderstorm Wind (G35)
Downed power lines along road 853 in Barrio
Barrazas.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Bayamon Thunderstorm Wind (G35)
Downed power lines in Sanat Juanita.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Trujillo Alto Thunderstorm Wind (G35)
Downed power lines and poles at Villa Margarita.
North Central
Arecibo Thunderstorm Wind (G35)
Downed power lines at Barrio Bajadero.
Northeast
Fajardo Thunderstorm Wind (G35)
Downed tree in front of Banco Santander.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Guaynabo Thunderstorm Wind (G35)
Downed power lines at Barrio Santa Rosa 1.
An active tropical wave moved across Puerto
Rico and produced strong gusty winds as well as
heavy showers and squalls. The morning weather
balloon wind report and the Doppler wind
profile measured significant winds. A wind
advisory was in effect for sustained winds of
25 to 35 mph and gusts reaching 40 to 45 mph.
Downed power lines, poles and trees were
reported across the eastern half of the Island
during the day.
San Juan And
Vicinity
San Juan Thunderstorm Wind (G40)
A tree fell on top of car injuring one person.
San Juan And
Vicinity
Carolina Heavy Rain
Urban and street flooding reported at Segovia
street in Vistamar.
San Juan And
Vicinity
San Juan Heavy Rain
Urban flooding was reported at Villa Castin,
San Jose Residential Project.
Northeast
Canovanas Heavy Rain
Urban flooding was reported at Parcela 184,
Barrio San Isidro.
Northeast
Naguabo Heavy Rain
One person was reported trapped by flood waters
along road 970 at Barrio Maizales
PRZO03 Southeast
Landslide
A landslide was reported along Highway 3 from
Yabucoa to Naguabo. A band of showers and
thunderstorms, the leading edge of a tropical
wave, moved over Puerto Rico producing strong
wind gusts and heavy rain.
RHODE ISLAND
Providence County
Scituate to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Cranston
Providence County
Johnston Hail (1.75)
Providence County
Scituate to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Providence
Providence County
Providence Lightning
Kent County
Warwick Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Washington County
North Kingstown Hail (1.00)
Bristol County
Barrington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Newport County
Portsmouth Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Severe thunderstorms moved through Rhode Island
at night, in advance of a cold front pushing
through southern New England.
Thunderstorm winds brought down trees and large
limbs in Scituate, Johnston, Cranston, Warwick,
Barrington, Middletown, North Kingstown, and
Portsmouth. Damage was more widespread in
greater Providence, where nearly two dozen
large trees were downed around Roger Williams
Park and about one hundred others were either
split or splintered by strong winds. In
Cranston, a large maple tree fell onto a car
and another large tree destroyed a garage. An
amateur radio operator in Johnston also
reported golf ball sized hail as the storms
moved through. Lightning from the storms caused
considerable damage in the city of Providence.
Lightning struck the State House, causing some
marble tiles to fall from the roof. A major
fire was ignited on a tanker at the port of
Providence on Narragansett Bay, when it was
struck by lightning. No one was injured in
either case. An estimated 37,000 customers lost
power during the storms.
Providence County
Foster Lightning
Providence County
Glocester to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Providence
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds to
much of northern Rhode Island.
Large tree limbs were blown down in Glocester
and Pawtucket. Trees were downed near Rhode
Trees were downed near Rhode Island College in
Providence, which temporarily blocked a
roadway. In Cumberland, a tree fell onto a
house in the Diamond Hill section.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Central
Orangeburg County
2 W North Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
just west of North.
Newberry County
Newberry Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Sheriff reported many trees down in and around
Newberry.
Kershaw County
12 N Camden Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Sheriff reported trees down on SC Hwy 521
between the towns of Kershaw and Camden.
Saluda County
6 S Saluda Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Emergency Manager reported trees down on
hwy 121.
Sumter County
Shaw Atb Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Shaw AFB obs had a gust to 51kts.
Edgefield County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Emergency Manager reported trees down
throughout the county.
Aiken County
5 ESE Belvedere Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Emergency Manager reported numerous trees
down on US1 in Belvedere.
Aiken County
9 SW Aiken Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Radio station reported trees and powerlines
down in the Langley area.
Lexington County
Red Bank Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Public reported large limbs down on Sandy
Springs Ct.
Fairfield County
Winnsboro Hail (1.75)
Public reported 1.75 inch hail near Winnsboro.
Sumter County
6 SSW Sumter Hail (0.88)
Public reported nickel size hail.
Calhoun County
Cameron Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Sheriff reported some trees down on Hwy 176.
Orangeburg County
4 NW Orangeburg Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Sheriff reported several trees down on US21.
Clarendon County
Manning Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Emergency Manager reported moderate damage
to a roof on a home.
Bamberg County
Bamberg Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Public reported trees down in Bamberg.
Orangeburg County
Orangeburg Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
TV station reported several trees down in
Orangeburg.
Bamberg County
8 SE Bamberg to Hail (1.75)
9 SE Bamberg
Public reported 1.75 inch hail.
Kershaw County
5 W Bethune Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Lynches River Electric reported a few power
outages with trees on powerlines
around Beaver Dam Creek.
Kershaw County
Camden Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Sheriff reported trees down in Camden on
Lakeshore Rd near SC97.
Kershaw County
Liberty Hill Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Electric company reported powerlines down in
the Liberty Hill and Cawtaba area.
Lexington County
Gilbert Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Sheriff reported large limbs down in Gilbert
on Peachtree Extention Rd.
Kershaw County
Cassatt Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Electric company reported trees and powerlines
down in Cassatt.
Chesterfield County
4 W Cheraw Hail (0.75)
Public reported 3/4 inch hail on SC Hwy 9.
Lee County
Bishopville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Electric company reported large branches and
powerlines down.
Lexington County
2 E Swansea Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
NWS employee reported a tree and large
branches down.
Calhoun County
9 W St Matthews Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
NWS employee reported moderate damage to a
detached garage and large branches down.
Aiken County
3 SW Wagener Hail (0.75)
Public reported 3/4 inch hail on SC Hwy 302.
Orangeburg County
6 SE Eutawville Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
A downburst overturned 1 mobile home and
ripped half of the roof off of 2 others on
Adidas Road. Half the shingles were torn off
another framed home and a porch was destroyed
by a fallen tree on another home. The width of
the microburst was 1 to 1.5 miles wide with
gust estimated at 75mph.
Bamberg County
Denmark Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Highway Dept. reported one tree and several
large branches down on hwy 321 in town.
Aiken County
Aiken Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
in town.
Orangeburg County
5 NE North Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
on hwy 397.
Lee County
2 SE Lynchburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Post Office reported large limbs down
southeast of Lynchburg on hwy 341.
Aiken County
5 SE Aiken Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
COOP observer reported large branches down
around his area.
Barnwell County
8 W Snelling Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Savannah River Site reported large limbs down.
Aiken County
Aiken Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Emergency Manager reported trees and
powerlines down in Aiken.
Barnwell County
3 NNE Barnwell Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Public reported large limbs down and minor
flooding across roads.
Clarendon County
2 WNW Manning Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Highway Patrol reported several signs blown
down on 1-95.
Barnwell County
12 SW Snelling Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Savannah River Site reported trees down on
highway 125.
Clarendon County
2 NW Manning Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Electric company reported trees and powerlines
down on Nash road.
Calhoun County
11 ESE St Matthews Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Electric company reported large limbs and
powerlines down in Lone Star.
Orangeburg County
1 SW Branchville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
just southwest of Branchville on hwy 78.
Clarendon County
Manning Hail (0.75)
SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail in
Manning.
Clarendon County
6 SSE Manning Hail (0.75)
Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail on Washington
Davis road.
Bamberg County
Olar Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Emergency Manager reported large limbs down
in Olar.
Clarendon County
7 SE Summerton Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Sheriff reported a few trees down on Rogers
road.
Barnwell County
Kline Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
in the Kline area on hwy 278
Bamberg County
Ehrhardt Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down.
Orangeburg County
2 SE Branchville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down
on hwy 78.
Orangeburg County
2 NE Branchville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Highway Dept. reported a few trees down on
hwy 210.
Chesterfield County
Pageland Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Highway dept. reported a couple of trees down
on Airport road.
Kershaw County
Bethune Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Sheriff reported large limbs down in Bethune
on Johnson road.
Chesterfield County
6 SE Jefferson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Public reported large limbs down on hwy 903
near Catawah.
Kershaw County
Boykin Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Public reported large limbs down and 1/2
inch hail.
Lee County
St Charles Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
EOC reported several trees down on hwy 154.
Lee County
Wisacky Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
EOC reported several trees down.
Calhoun County
Ft Motte Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
in Ft. Motte.
Calhoun County
5 NE St Matthews Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Electric company reported trees down on
powerlines.
Lexington County
Lexington Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Off duty NWS employee reported several trees
down in his neighborhood.
Aiken County
1 E Aiken Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trained spotter reported several trees down
on St. Paul street.
Newberry County
Whitmire Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Newberry County
5 NE Newberry Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
NWS employee reported several trees down
on I-26.
Edgefield County
8 SW Edgefield Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Emergency Manager reported trees down on Plum
Branch and Vann roads.
Fairfield County
Blair Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
COOP observer reported several trees down in
the area.
Mccormick County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Emergency manager reported numerous trees
down around the county.
Orangeburg County
3 SSW Orangeburg Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Sheriff reported some trees and powerlines
down on Green street.
Lexington County
1 N Lexington Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
NWS employee reported a couple of trees and
powerlines down off Mallard Lakes road.
Lexington County
Irmo to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
St Andrews
An NWS employee and a NWS retiree reported
large limbs down from Irmo to St. Andrews.
Richland County
3 NE Columbia Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Emergency Manager reported several trees down
at the intersection of Windsor and Alpine
roads.
Calhoun County
16 NW St Matthews Thunderstorm Wind (G75)
An intense microburst took down many very
large trees, one partially fell on a home. Two
boats were also moved from a larger pond to a
smaller one. The event occurred at 439 Savany
Hunt Creek road.
SOUTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Horry County
7 SW Conway Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
A downburst moved through an area near Pauley
Swamp Rd., downing or uprooting many trees.
Two buildings also sustained minor damage.
Nickel to quarter size hail was also reported.
Horry County
Conway Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees down.
Horry County
Myrtle Beach Lightning
Lightning struck an ambulance, disabiling it.
No injuries were reported.
Darlington County
Hartsville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Large tree was blown down across Patrick
Highway just south of the city limits.
Florence County
1 W Florence Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Three large trees were blown down on
Hoffmeyer Rd. near Interstate 95.
Marion County
3 S Marion Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees down on US Hwy 41.
Marion County
Marion Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two trees down. One on Terrells Bay road, and
a large tree down on Hubert Baxley Rd.
Horry County
Green Sea Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Numerous trees were blown down, blocking many
roads, leading to road closures.
Horry County
5 NW Myrtle Beach Lightning
A barn was heavily damaged due to fire.
Georgetown County
Georgetown Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Numerous trees down, with power outages
throughout the county.
Georgetown County
Choppee Lightning
Lightning started a fire that destroyed a
home in Choppee.
Marion County
2 W Nichols Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Downburst uprooted numerous trees, one falling
on a car. A side garage door was ripped from
its hinges. Dime size hail was also reported.
Florence County
10 E Florence Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Numerous power lines and large trees down on
Liberty Chapel Rd. near National Cemetery Rd.,
with trees blocking the roadway.
Marion County
Rains Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Two trees down on Grady Rd.
Florence County
Florence Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
An estimated 70 mph wind gust blew pine trees
down at the intersection of Evans and
Palmetto St.
Florence County
Florence Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Numerous trees were snapped at Hoffmyer Rd.
and Beltline. There were close to 50 trees
down, also on Hoffmyer Rd. between Interstate
95 and Evans St. Penny size hail was reported,
with a power line down near Chelsey Dr.
Florence County
Timmonsville Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail near Magnolia Mall.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest
Oconee County
5 NE Salem Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail reported on Lake Keowee.
Pickens County
1 NW Nine Times Hail (0.75)
Oconee County
4 NW Walhalla Hail (0.75)
Oconee County
Westminster Hail (1.00)
Hail covered the ground.
Oconee County
2 S Oakway to Hail (1.00)
6 SW Oakway
Pickens County
Rocky Bottom Hail (0.88)
Greenville County
5 NNW Taylors to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Taylors
One tree down on Center Rd and another
down on Lincoln Rd just off of Wade
Hampton Blvd. in Taylors.
Oconee Country
8 WSW Westminster Hail (0.75)
Cherokee County
3 WNW Blacksburg Hail (1.00)
Nickel to quarter size hail on Youngs
Grove Rd.
Cherokee County
1.5 NNW Blacksburg Hail (0.88)
Greenville County
7.5 E Greenville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A microburst impacted the area near the
intersection of Pelham Rd and 1-85. The
siding was stripped off a hotel. Also, an
awning was torn off a television studio
building and a mobile sign was blown over.
Also, windows were blown out of a home
near this location.
Cherokee County
2.5 W Thicketty Hail (0.75)
Penny size hail at the intersection of
highway 29 and Proctor Rd.
SCZ006 Greater Greenville
Strong Wind
Gusty winds produced by a thunderstorm
knocked down a dead tree limb that fell
on a vehicle, breaking the back windshield.
Glass from the windshield caused minor
injuries to a person inside.
Spartanhurg County
2 S Mayo Hail (0.75)
Pickens County
11.5 NNE Pickens Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
The top of a small oak tree was snapped
off and several large limbs were downed.
Greenville County
5.5 W Cleveland Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
An oak tree was blown down across a
driveway and several large limbs were
also blown down.
SCZ007 Spartanburg
Strong Wind
A tree was blown onto a house.
Spartanburg County
Spartanburg Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Several trees downed around the city.
Wofford College DPS reported several
large limbs blown down around campus.
Cherokee County
Gaffney Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed in Gaffney.
Cherokee County
Blacksburg Hail (0.75)
York County
Hickory Grove to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
York
A tree was blown down in Hickory Grove
and a power pole snapped off on West
Madison St in York.
Spartanburg County
6 SW Spartanburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Two trees blown down near the
intersection of Anderson Mill and Old
Anderson Mill Roads,
Spartanburg County
Roebuck Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines down in two locations oil the
north side of Roebuck.
Anderson County
Anderson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A tree was blown down on power lines near
downtown and another tree was downed on
West Franklin St.
York County
Mc Connells to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
2 NNE Mc Connells
A tree was blown down on power lines and
a house in McConnells and another was
downed near the intersection of highway
321 and Brattonsville Rd.
York County
1.5 WNW Rock Hill Thunderstorm Wind (GS0)
to 5 S Rock Hill
Trees and power lines blown down and
several hundred power outages in the Rock
Hill area. Most of the damage was in the
southern part of the city, but a tree fell
on a home on Westover Circle west of town.
Numerous large tree limbs were also downed
near the intersection of Marshall Rd and
Dunlap-Roddey Rd.
Spartanburg County
Landrum to Thunderstorm Wind (GS0)
Chesnee
Numerous power lines down between Landrum
and Chesnee.
Greenville County
8.5 NE Tigerville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down near the intersection of Oak
Grove Rd and Hogback Mountain Rd.
Spartanburg County
4 SW Spartauburg Hail (0.75)
Dime size hail at the intersection of
highway 296 and 1-26.
Cherokee County
Blacksburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees and power lines down on
East Pine St.
York County
4.5 WSW Clover Thunderstorm Wind (GS0)
Trees and power lines down on Crossland Rd.
Union County
1 N Union to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
4 ENE Union
Trees blown down on Kelly Rd and the
corner of Industrial Park and highway 49.
Power lines down on a house on Old
Buffalo Rd, and other power lines down on
Browns Creek Rd and Peach Orchard Rd.
York County
York to Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
2.5 NNW Rock Hill
A large tree down on power lines in
downtown York. Trees also down on Harper
Rd in York and on Herlong Rd in Rock Hill.
Chester County
1 S Leeds Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Several trees down along highway 215
south of Leeds.
Union County
4 WNW Buffalo Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A mobile home was blown off its blocks
and moved about 5 feet.
Spartanburg County
2 ENE Spartanburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
7 ESE Spartanburg
Power lines down at the intersection of
Beechwood and Beech Hill in the city.
Large tree limbs down near the intersection
of Southgate Rd and highway 176
Greenville County
4.5 SE Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Simpsonville
Large tree limbs blown down.
Anderson County
5 E Anderson Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A few pine trees down and part of a tin
roof torn off a barn about halfway
between Belton and Anderson.
Laurens County
2 NNE Laurens to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
6 N Laurens
A tree down on highway 308 near highway
221, with a large tree down on Warrior
Creek Rd and smaller trees down on
Fleming Mill Rd.
Laurens County
8 ENE Clinton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees blown down about halfway
between 1-26 and Whitmire.
Chester County
5 SE Chester Hail (0.88)
Greenville County
2 SW Travelers Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Rest to 2 S
Travelers Rest
Trees down in several areas south
of Travelers Rest.
Abbeville County
Abbeville Hail (0.75)
Laurens County
9 SW Laurens to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
ll.5 SSE Laurens
A large tree down blocking Ekom Beach
Rd and other trees down on Finley Circle.
Laurens County
3 SSW Clinton to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
4 NE Clinton
A large tree limb down on Young Dr, a
large tree down on Barrel Stave Rd and a
tree on a house on Old Milton Rd.
Union County
3 NE Jonesville to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
4 ENE Jonesville
Large limbs down on Jerusalem Rd and along
Peter Hawk Rd, just east of highway 114.
York County
2 NE Clover Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous large tree limbs blown down,
mainly along Ridge Rd.
Greenville County
Greenville Heavy Rain
Very heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused
some flooding of typical poor drainage
areas in Greenville. Several intersections
were closed on the east and south side of
the city, including a couple of spots on
Laurens Rd. High water developed on other
roads in the city, including on Pleasantburg
Dr, where a woman was rescued from her
automobile after driving into high water.
At least 1 car stalled out in high water
on Laurens Rd. Debris-clogged drains
played a major role in the flooding.
Greenwood County
9 S Greenwood to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
9 SE Greenwood
A tree was blown down on a car on Callison
RO. Trees took down power lines on Baldwin
Dr. Large limbs were also blown down on
Browntown Rd about 12 miles south of
Greenwood.
Greenwood County
2 SSE Ware Shoals Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down in the Ware Shoals area near
the Laurens line.
Laurens County
3 WNW Waterloo Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down west of Waterloo near
the Greenwood line.
Laurens County
7 SSW Laurens Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees clown on Indian Mound Rd.
Chester County
2 ENE Edgemoor Hail (0.88)
Chester County
2 ENE Edgemoor Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Nickel size hail and large tree limbs down.
Laurens County
4 ENE Clinton to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
7 ESE Clinton
Numerous trees down from the Hurricane
Church Rd area to along 1-26 near the
highway 66 exit. Several trees fell on
the interstate, requiring closure of the
east bound lane for a while. One tree fell
on a car, causing minor injuries to an
occupant.
SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
Charleston County
Johns Is Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail at Brownswood Nursery.
Charleston County
Johns Is Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
2 trees down.
Dorchester County
Reevesville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large limbs down.
Dorchester County
St George Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees down in Saint George,
Reevesville, along Highway 78, and on
Highway 15.
Dorchester County
SummerviUe Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down in Summerville, Jedburg,
and Reevesville.
Charleston County
Mc Clellanville Hail (0.88)
Hail at intersection of Highway 17 and
Highway 45.
Berkeley County
St Stephen Hail (0.88)
Berkeley County
Russellville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down in Russellville.
Allendale County
Martin Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large tree down across state road 125.
Ailendale County
Allendale Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
5 trees down in Aliendale.
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant Hail (0.75)
Hail in Longpoint subdivision.
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant Hail (1.75)
Charleston County
Mt Pleasant Hail (0.75)
Hail off Longpoint Road.
Dorchester County
8 S Givhans Hail (1.00)
Berkeley County
10 W Chicora Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree down on house. Powerlines down.
Berkeley County
Bonneau Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Several boats flipped over by high winds
near the Overton neighborhood.
Berkeley County
Limerick Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees blown down.
Hampton County
2 SE Hampton Hail (0.88)
Hampton County
Varnville Hail (1.75)
Hampton County
Varnville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Shingles and tin blown off roofs.
Dorchester County
2 NW Harleyville Hail (0.88)
Nickel hail at 1-26 truck weigh station.
Dorchester County
2 E RosinvUle Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Trees stripped and snapped for 1/8 mile
about 5 miles south of the 1-95/I-26
interchange. Road signa also blown down.
Dorchester County
Harleyville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Camper trailer blown over on 7 mile road.
Dorchester County
1 NW tlarleyviUe Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines down near ballfield.
Colleton County
Hendersonville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several fruit trees blown down.
Hampton County
Hampton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down.
Colleton Country
4 WSW
Hendersonville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on Old Hendersonville Road.
Charleston County
9 NW Charleston Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down along Highway 61 near
Dragon Hall.
Charleston County
2 NNW Rantowles Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down in the Poplar Grove subdivision.
Hampton County
Hampton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines down.
Hampton County
Hampton Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Widespread trees down across city.
Beaufort County
5 N Bluffton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on Harrison Island Road.
Beaufort County
6 SE Yemassee Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines down on Highway 17.
Jasper County
Old House Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and limbs down along Highway 426.
Beaufort County
Port Royal Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines down.
Beaufort County
Burton Lightning
Lightning struck house at Pinewood Circle
and burned part of its attic.
SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North
SDZ003>005-009> Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Walworth--
010-015>017-033> Edmunds--Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Stanley--
037-045-048-051 Sully--Hughes--Hyde--Hand--Jones--Lyman
--Buffalo
Drought
With continued little or no rainfall
along with much above normal
temperatures, the drought expanded
and intensified through July across
central and north central South Dakota.
Severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought
early in July worsened to extreme
(/)3) to exceptional (D4) across all
of the area by the middle of JuIy and
remained through the end of the month.
Rainfall was 1.50 inches to 2.25
inches below normal for the month and
from 7 to 8 inches below normal for
the year. Soil moisture was 4 to 5
inches below normal and lake and
river flows were well below normal.
Crops and pastures were devastated
due to the extreme dryness and burn
bans were in effect across all of the
area. Many ranchers had to sell off
much of their cattle. Throughout July,
periodic strong winds,low relative
humidities, along with many lightning
storms resulted in tens, if not over
one-hundred fires across central
and north central South Dakota. Tens
of thousands of acres of pastureland
and cropland were burned as a result
of the fires. Hundreds of fire fighters
worked throughout the month to contain
the fires. The governor of South Dakota
declared a statewide emergency and the
United States Department of Agriculture
declared all of the counties drought
disasters. Swan Lake, in north central
South Dakota between Lowry and Hoven,
had completely dried up from the long
period of dryness. The last time this
happened to the lake was 30 years prior
in 1976. Also, Lake Oahe at Pierre was
four feet above its all time low.
Hughes County
Pierre Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Dewey County
1 NW Timber Lake Hail (0.88)
Dewey County
5 E Isabel Hail (0.75)
Corson County
5 E Morristown Hail (0.75)
Corson County
2 W Walker Hail (0.75)
Clark County
17 S Clark Hail (0.75)
Clark County
16 S Clark Hail (1.00)
Roberts County
5 ENE Rosholt Hail (0.88)
SDZ003>007- Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Brown--
009>011-015>019- Marshall--Walworth--Edmunds--Day--
033>037-045-048-051 Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Spink--Clark--
Stanley--Sully--Hughes--Hyde--Hand--
Jones--Lyman--Buffalo
Heat
Record heat occurred across central
and north central South Dakota and
into parts of northeast South Dakota.
Afternoon high temperatures ranged
from 105 to as high as 120 degrees.
Record highs were set at Pierre,
Mobridge, Kennebec, and Timber Lake.
Pierre set a new all time record high
of 117 degrees and Mobridge tied their
all time record high of 116 degrees.
Kennebec and Timber Lake both hit a
record high temperature of 112 degrees.
The coop observer station 17 miles
west southwest of Fort Pierre tied the
state record high temperature with 120
degrees. Other high temperatures for
the day were 116 degrees at Onida and
Mission Ridge, 114 degrees at Murdo,
112 degrees at Redfield and Blunt, 111
degrees at Stephan, 110 degrees at
Conde and Gann Valley, and 109 degrees
at Aberdeen.
SDZ006>007-011- Brown--Marshall--Day--Spink--Clark
018>019
Drought
With the continued lack of rainfall and
much above normal temperatures in July,
severe (D2) drought conditions spread
into northeast South Dakota by the
middle of July with exceptional (D3)
drought conditions developing into
western Brown and Spink counties.
Crops were suffering and losses were
evident from the lack of rainfall and
available soil moisture, especially in
the western parts of the area. Several
grassland fires occurred mainly as a
result of lightning. Burn bans and
water restrictions were in place.
Rainfall amounts were over 2 inches
below normal for the month of July and
from 3 to 5 inches below normal since
the beginning of the year.
Edmunds County
4 W Ipswich Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Spink County
10 W Redfield Hail (1.00)
Spink County
7 W Redfield Hail (1.00)
The hail reports in Spink county were
retrieved by the National Severe
Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma.
SDZ003>011- Corson--Campbell--Mcpherson--Brown--
015>023-033>037- Marshall--Roberts--Walworth--Edmunds--
045-048-051 Day--Dewey--Potter--Faulk--Spink--
Clark--Codington--Grant--Hamlin--
Deuel--Stanley--Sully--Hughes--Hyde--
Hand--Jones--Lyman--Buffalo
Heat
Record heat and high humidity affected
central, north central, and northeast
South Dakota for the end of July. Heat
indices rose to 105 to 115 degrees
across the area. Record high
temperatures were set at Pierre,
Mobridge, Kennebec, Timber Lake, and
Aberdeen. Pierre rose to 111 degrees
on each of the three days. Mobridge
rose to 111 degrees on the 28th and to
112 degrees on the 30th.
Several record highs of 108 and 109
degrees were set at Timber Lake and
Kennebec in the three day period.
Aberdeen set a record high of 106 on
the 30th.
Walworth County
Mobridge Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
SOUTH DAKOTA, Southeast
Douglas County
5 NNE Corsica Hail (0.75)
Aurora County
6 SE Stickney Hail (1.75)
Beadle County
10 NNE Yale Hail (0.75)
Kingsbury County
5 NW Bancroft Hail (1.00)
Kingsbury County
11 NW De Smet Hail (0.75)
Kingsbury County
4 NW Bancroft Hail (0.88)
SDZ053 Sanborn
Wildfire
Numerous grass fires were triggered by
lightning strikes from dry
thunderstorms and existing dry
conditions. All fires were relatively
small, and responded to by fire
departments from Woonsocket, Letcher,
and Artesian.
SDZ038-050-052>054- Beadle--Gregory--Jerauld--Sanborn--
057>061-063>066- Miner--Brule--Aurora--Davison--Hanson--
068>071 Mccook--Charles Mix--Douglas--
Hutchinson--Turner--Bon Homme--
Yankton--Clay--Union
Drought
A widespread and long term shortage of
rainfall resulted in a moisture
deficiency which put significant stress
on crops. The drought was classified as
D2, or severe, in the U.S. Drought
Monitor. According to a USDA Flash
Situation Report, the yield loss in one
county, Davison, was estimated to be at
least 40 percent for almost 60 thousand
acres of tasseling corn, which is a
critical growth stage for corn.
Similar percentage yield losses were
expected for alfalfa, soybeans, wheat,
and hay, with greater losses possible
if drought persisted. Reports from
other counties affected by drought also
indicated significant yield losses.
The exact amount of loss was not
known, with any losses expected to
increase if drought continued. The
stress of the drought on crops was
exacerbated by daytime temperatures
rising several degrees above 100
degrees Farenheit.
Other effects of the drought included
evaporation of watering holes for
cattle, and evaporation in watering
tanks to the extent that the water
became too salty for cattle. In a few
places there had not been enough
rainfall to completely dissolve
fertilizer, making damaged wheat crops
too toxic for use as cattle feed. The
dry and hot weather also caused
grasslands to become very dry,
contributing to grass fires in places.
SDZ038 Beadle
Wildfire
Lightning started a grass fire near
Wessington. The fire was brought under
control by the Wessington and nearby
Miller fire departments after burning
at least 10 acres. The hot and dry
weather contributed to the spread of
the fire.
Lake County
Ramona Hail (0.88)
Lake County
2 SE Ramona Hail (0.75)
Brule County
Kimball Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Miner County
12 NNE Howard Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several branches blown down.
Davison County
2 SW Mitchell Hail (0.75)
Davison County
Mitchell Hail (0.75)
Davison County
Mitchell Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Thunderstorm winds damaged tool sheds
and other exterior merchandise at a
building center. The winds also caused
tree damage.
Lake County
2 SW Ramona Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, including numerous
trees and power poles blown down. The
damage resulted in power outages in
the area. The wind also damaged corn
crops. The amount of property and crop
damage was not known.
Lake County
3 W Madison Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Lake County
Winfred Hail (0.75)
Hanson County
Alexandria to Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Emery
Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and
power lines, resulting in power
outages.
Mccook County
9 NNW Salem Hail (0.75)
Mccook County
1 NW Salem Hail (0.75)
Mccook County
5 S Salem Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, resulting in a
power outage that lasted a little less
than 2 hours.
Mccook County
2 E Salem Hail (1.00)
Mccook County
Canistota Hail (0.75)
Mccook County
6 E Canistota Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds rolled and destroyed
a camper.
Mccook County
Canistota Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and
power line damage, including 3 inch
diameter branches blown down.
A resulting power outage lasted about
2 hours.
Turner County
8 NE Parker Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including several trees blown down.
Corn crops were damaged by the wind,
but the amount of crop damage was not
known.
Turner County
7 N Chancellor Hail (0.88)
Lincoln County
1 SE Tea Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Lincoln County
Tea Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage,
including 3 inch diameter limbs blown
down. Corn crops were also damaged by
the wind, but the amount of crop
damage was not known.
Lake County
Winfred Hail (1.00)
Hutchinson County
5 E Dimock Hail (0.75)
SOUTH DAKOTA, West
Pennington County
2 NE Rockerville Hail (0.75)
Pennington County
2 SE Rockerville Hail (1.00)
Pennington County
4 NE Rockerville Hail (1.00)
Custer County
2 W Buffalo Gap Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Pennington County
1 SE Rapid City Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Custer County
11 SE Custer Hail (0.75)
Shannon County
5 E Pine Ridge Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Strong winds tore the roof off a
mobile home.
Shannon County
15 SE Red Shirt Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Shannon County
Sharps Corner Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Shannon County
1 S Oglala Hail (0.75)
SDZ001>002- Harding--Perkins--Butte--Northern
012>014-025>027- Meade Co Plains Ziebach--Northern Foot
030>032-041>044- Hills--Rapid City--Southern Foot
046>047-049-072>074 Hills--Custer Co Plains--Pennington Co
Plains--Haakon--Fall River--Shannon--
Jackson--Bennett--Mellette--Todd--
Tripp--Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills
Meade Co Plains--Hermosa--Southern
Foothills
Excessive Heat
High pressure brought record heat to
western South Dakota, with many
locations setting all-time record high
temperatures. The National Weather
Service cooperative observer 8 miles
north-northwest of Usta in Perkins
County recorded a maximum temperature
of 120 degrees on July 15th, which
tied the previous all-time record high
in South Dakota, first set on July 5th,
1936 in Cann Valley. A woman died of
heat exhaustion while hiking in the
Badlands National Park on July 16th.
F520U
Ziebach County
9 SW Glad Vly Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Perkins County
5 SE Usta Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Ziebach County
1 W Red Elm Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Ziebach County
13 SE Red Scaffold Hail (1.00)
Ziebach County
13 SE Red Scaffold Thunderstorm Wind (G66)
Haakon County
5 NE Milesville Hail (0.75)
Haakon County
3 S Milesville Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Mobile home was blown over.
Severe thunderstorms developed over
southern Ziebach and northern Haakon
Counties, producing large hail and
wind gusts to 75 mph. A mobile home
near Milesville was blown over by the
strong gusts. No one was injured.
Pennington County
3 S Pactola Hail (0.75)
Reservoir
Pennington County
Sheridan Lake Hail (0.75)
ST LAWRENCE RIVER
St Lawrence R Above
Ogdensburg Ny
Clayton Marine Hail
TENNESSEE, Central
Van Buren County
Spencer Hail (0.75)
Hail about the size of a penny fell
at the Sheriffs office in Spencer.
Maury County
Columbia Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
The Columbia Fire Department reported
to the newspaper that several trees
had fallen in Columbia. One tree limb
struck a SUV on Carmack Boulevard in
Columbia.
Jackson County
2 NW Gainesboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on Jennings Creek Highway.
Davidson County
5 WSW Nashville Thunderstorm Wind (G43)
Gust front ahead of an area of
thunderstorms had wind gusts of 40 to
50 mph. Some of these wind gusts were
measured or estimated by trained
spotters in Davidson County. As this
gust front entered Davidson County, a
tree limb from a rotted tree fell on a
vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, killing
the driver and slightly injuring his
wife and his 2 young children. The
gust front exited the county at 1630
CST. Over 25,000 people were without
power in Davidson County according to
Nashville Electric Service. Wind gusts
were measured up to 47 mph at
Nashville International Airport at
1620 CST. The fatality occurred at the
intersection of Robertson Road and
Nall Avenue in the western part of
Nashville. M41VE
Macon County
Red Boiling Spgs Lightning
Lightning struck a tree, then the bolt
of lightning killed 18 heifers and one
bull gathered underneath the tree. Mr.
Tony Ferguson, owner of Lazy Brook
Farm on Bethany Road, in Red Boiling
Springs, estimated the loss at $20,000
to $25,000.
Macon County
Red Boiling Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A six ton feeder and a tree, which has
stood for over 50 years, were blown
over by the strong gust front ahead of
the thunderstorms at Lazy Brook Farm.
A basketball goal in a driveway was
blown over and crashed into the
windshield of a truck.
Fentress County
6 SW Allardt Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Spotter measured a 60 mph wind gust
with his weather station.
Fentress County
Jamestown Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down in Jamestown.
TENNESSEE, East
Hawkins County
Rogersville Flash Flood
Flooding across highway 70 in the
stiggersville community from heavy
thunderstorm rains. Temporarily closed
roads. Other easily flooded low
spots also affected.
Campbell County
La Follette Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down in
the vicinity of La Follette and Davis
Chapel.
Campbell County
La Follette Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down in
La Follette and vicinity.
Morgan County
North Central Flash Flood
Portion
Evidence of several inches of water
over roads in the area, during post
event drive throughs by highway
department, in a nearly uninhabited
area.
Hamilton County
East Ridge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees and power lines were
reported down in the East Ridge area.
Rhea County
Spring City Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees and large limbs downed
and a few roofs were damaged in Spring
City.
Rhea County
Spring City Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A large limb was reported down on a
road in Spring City which resulted in
a traffic accident.
Roane County
2 SSW Rockwood Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down on Burke Mill Road
two miles south southwest of Rockwood.
Roane County
Harriman Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A powerline and large limbs were reported down
at the intersections of Route 27 and Riggs
Chapel Road in Harriman.
Hancock County
4 S Sneedville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down in the Duck Creek and Trent Valley areas.
Mcminn County
4 NW Niota Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down on county route 275
four miles northwest of Niota.
Mcminn County
Niota Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees were reported down in Niota along highway
11 and on South Burn Road.
Knox County
Knoxville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree and powerlines were reported down
along Rutledge Pike.
Campbell County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the county.
Knox County
6 NNW Knoxville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated on Raccoon
Valley Road.
Union County
2 WSW Paulette Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down along Raccoon
Valley Road
Knox County
6 NNW Knoxville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree and a few powerlines were reported
down on Raccoon Valley Road six miles north
northwest of Knoxville.
Monroe County
Tellico Plains Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down in Tellico Plains.
Monroe County
Coker Creek Hail (0.75)
Pea to penny sized hail was reported in the
vicinity of Coker Creek.
Claiborne County
Lone Mtn Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down and a storage
building was blown over in the vicinity of Lone
Mountain.
Polk County
2 SSW Reliance Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down at the intersection
of Highway 30 and Lost Creek Road.
Greene County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the county.
Greene County
5 ENE Baileyton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down across the
northeastern part of the county.
Washington County
Gray Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down in Gray and
the surrounding area.
Sullivan County
Kingsport Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees were reported down in the vicinity of
Kingsport and Fall Branch.
Greene County
9 S Greeneville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two trees were reported down along highway 107.
Union County
7 W Maynardville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees and large limbs were reported
down on roads in Big Ridge State Park and the
surrounding vicinity.
Grainger County
5 SE Rutledge to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
9 W Rutledge
Numerous trees were reported down along
Lakeshore Drive.
Hamilton County
Chattanooga Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported
down across the southeastern third of the
county; especially around East Ridge, East
Brainerd, Collegedale, Ooltewah, and Apison.
Union County
Sharps Chapel Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees and powerlines were reported down
across the northern half of the county.
Union County
5 NE Maynardville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down on Highway 33 at
McLemore Lane and another tree was down near
Highway 33 on Hickory Valley Road.
Morgan County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Trees and powerlines were reported down across
the county.
Morgan County
Petros Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down on Highway 116 near
Petros.
Mcminn County
Niota Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two trees were reported down along Highway 11
and another couple of trees were downed along
County Road 351 in the vicinity of Niota.
Hamilton County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Six trees were reported down across the county.
Bradley County
South Cleveland Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Several homes and businesses were damaged in
South Cleveland and hundreds of trees were
downed along roads including Patterson,
Steelwood Drive, Clayton Street and Spring
Place Road.
Cocke County
3 W Newport Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down along Highway 411
near Newport.
Cocke County
Parrottsville Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
A power pole and lines were downed by high
winds along Highway 340 near Parrottsville.
Greene County
8 N Greeneville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down eight miles
north of Greeneville between Greeneville
and Baileyton.
Greene County
Greeneville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two trees were reported down in Greeneville.
Hawkins County
Church Hill Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down across the
entire northeast part of the county.
Greene County
Greeneville Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
A rear wall was pulled open by strong
thunderstorm winds at 194 North Pruitt Road in
Greeneville.
Hamilton County
Soddy Daisy Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down near Soddy Daisy.
Morgan County
6 SW Wartburg Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two trees were reported down near the
Cumberland-Morgan county line.
Scott County
9 WSW Oneida Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down in the Scott
State Forest.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down in Oak Ridge.
Campbell County
La Follette Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees were reported down on Cedar Creek and
Demory roads.
Union County
Luttrell Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down in Luttrell
and vicinity.
Grainger County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down across the
county.
Bledsoe County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Bledsoe County
4 NNE Pikeville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
One tree was reported down on Highway 127N.
Grainger County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Jefferson County
White Pine Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down in White Pine
and vicinity.
Cocke County
4 W Newport Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A nine inch diameter tree was downed on highway
411 four miles west of Newport.
Cocke County
Newport Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A twelve inch diameter tree and power lines
were downed at 441 Carson Springs Road.
Cocke County
8 SW Newport Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down on Bogard View
Way and McGaha Chapel Road.
Sequatchie County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Trees were reported down across the county.
Marion County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Rhea County
Spring City Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down across the
northern third of the county ... especially
around Spring City.
Morgan County
Pine Orchard Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down near Pine
Orchard.
Roane County
Harriman Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Several trees and power lines were reported
down across the Northern half of the country.
Roane County
Countywide to Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Oliver Spgs
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down countywide ... especially between Harriman
and Oliver Springs.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down just south of
Oak Ridge.
Loudon County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Knox County
Farragut Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
An eight inch diameter tree was reported down in
Farragut.
Knox County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Rhea County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Blount County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down across the
county.
Meigs County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county.
Hamilton County
7 S Birchwood Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down along highway
58 between Gamble Road and Grasshopper Road.
Sequatchie County
Dunlap Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
High winds picked up a yard sale tent and a
pole supporting the tent crashed through a
truck window into the leg of the driver near
Ewtonville Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 127.
Mcminn County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Bradley County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down across the county.
Mcminn County
Athens Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A large oak tree was reported down on Oakland
Drive in Athens.
Monroe County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down across the
county.
Polk County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down across the
county ... many down on highways and secondary
roads.
Union County
Luttrell Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several barns and sheds were damaged and trees
were downed in an area from Tater Valley Road
to Clinch Valley Road near Grainger County.
Anderson County
5 NNW Clinton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees and power lines were reported
down between the Briceville highway and the Old
Dutch Valley road about one mile west of
Medford.
Roane County
Kingston Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down in Kingston.
Roane County
Midtown Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down in Midtown.
Grainger County
Rutledge Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Wind gusts were estimated as high as 50 knots
at Rutledge School.
Grainger County
Rutledge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A five to six inch diameter tree was reported
down across the southbound lane of highway 11W
at mile marker 22.
Anderson County
Oak Ridge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree was reported down on a power line at 124
Mirmar Circle in Oak Ridge.
Loudon County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down onto roads
across the county.
Knox County
Knoxville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down in Knoxville.
Hamblen County
5 SW Morristown Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees and power lines were reported
down in the Talbott area.
Grainger County
6 ENE Rutledge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees and power lines were reported
down at the intersection of highway 11 W and
Helton Road.
Anderson County
Clinton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree was reported down on Coward Road in
Clinton.
Sequatchie County
10 SSE Dunlap Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees were reported down onto power lines
with several small limbs and debris on area
roads.
Sevier County
1 WSW Gatlinburg Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A few trees and power lines were reported down
on Ski Mountain Road.
Sequatchie County
1 NE Dunlap Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A power pole and power lines were reported down
on Ewton Road one mile northeast of Dunlap.
Monroe County
Sweetwater Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree was reported down on Barney Creek Road
in Sweetwater.
Jefferson County
Dandridge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree was reported down on Highway 92 at the
approach to the bridge across the French Broad
River.
Blount County
Big Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two trees were reported down in the Big Springs
area.
Loudon County
5 NNW Loudon Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree was reported down on Hines Valley Road
near New Providence.
Jefferson County
Dandridge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree was reported down near interstate 40
and the highway 92 intersection.
Hawkins County
Mooresburg Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Some trees were reported down in Mooresburg.
Hawkins County
Rogersville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Some trees were reported down in Rogersville.
Monroe County
Tellico Plains Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A tree was reported down on highway 68 in
Tellico Plains.
Polk County
Benton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Several trees were reported down across the
western portion of the county.
Grainger County
5 SE Rutledge Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Three trees were reported down on Lakeshore
Road five miles southeast of Rutledge.
Hawkins County
Mooresburg Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were reported down across the
western half of the county.
Sullivan County
Bloomingdale Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees and power lines were reported down in
the Bloomingdale area.
TENNESSEE, South Central
Lincoln County
1 N Fayetteville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
to Fayetteville
Large tree limbs were blown down one mile
north of downtown.
Lincoln County
Fayetteville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees were blown down.
Franklin County
2 W Winchester to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Winchester
Trees were blown down along Highway 50 from
west of Winchester into downtown Winchester.
Multiple bands of strong to severe
thunderstorms developed during the afternoon
hours ahead of an approaching upper level
trough of low pressure. Many of the storms
produce strong and damaging winds downing
trees and power lines.
TENNESSEE, West
Lauderdale County
Ripley Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees on
Coffeshop Road.
Lake County
2 E Tiptonville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were downed along Highway 21
around Reelfoot Lake.
Obion County
Hornbeak to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Union City
Severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and
power lines in a corridor from Hornbeak to
Troy to Union City.
Madison County
Jackson Lightning
Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a house
on 109 Wallace Road in Jackson. The strike
started a fire in the home. The home burned to
the ground and a 87 year old man was killed
inside. M87PH
Carroll County
Southeast Portion Flash Flood
Numerous roads were flooded in the
southeastern portion of Carroll County.
Henderson County
Chesterfield Flash Flood
Caramel Road in Chesterfield was flooded.
Decatur County
Parsons Flash Flood
Flash flooding caused major problems in the
city of Parson. One home had close to one
inches of water. Meanwhile, four businesses
had four inches of water. Sections of nearly
every road in Parsons was flooded with nearly
two feet of water.
TEXAS, Central
Taylor County
4 N Abilene Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Microburst produced downed trees and roof
damage to outbuildings.
Taylor County
3 NNW Abilene Thunderstorm Wind (G58)
Downburst produced wind damage to cars in the
KTXS parking lot. The wind was measured with
an anemoter at the TV station.
TXZ127 Taylor
Wildfire
The Lewis Canyon fire started southwest of
Abilene in rough terrain. The flames were
fanned by gusty winds combined with low
relative humidities. The fire burned an
estimated 10,000 acres over the next 3 days.
TEXAS, Central Southeast
Fort Bend County
Stafford Lightning
Lightning strike caused a fire that damaged a
home.
Chambers County
6 S Sea Breeze Tornado (FO)
Tornado caused no damage near the Intracoastal
Bridge on Highway 124 near the Chambers-
Galveston county line.
Galveston County
Dickinson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree down near the intersection of Deats Road
and Highway 3.
Harris County
5 WSW Alief Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Large tree split in half and hit a home in
Mission Bend.
Fort Bend County
Stafford Lightning
Lightning struck an apartment complex and
took out the electrical systems. A cell phone
tower was also knocked out.
Harris County
Webster Funnel Cloud
Sighted by law enforcement.
Harris County
4 E Aldine Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Trees down near the intersection of FM 1960
and Atascosita.
Harris County
Pasadena Lightning
Lightning strike caused a house fire.
Polk County
Dallardsville Flash Flood
Flooding near Dallardsville at Highway 1276.
Matagorda County
Midfield Flash Flood
Highway 111 flooded from Midfied to the
Jackson County line.
TEXAS, Extreme West
El Paso County
18 ENE El Paso Flash Flood
Intl Ar
El Paso County
18 ENE El Paso Flash Flood
Intl Ar
Roads were flooded in far northeastern El Paso
County from Hueco Tanks State Park to the
Montana Vista area.
El Paso County
West Portion Flash Flood
A heavy precipitation supercell thunderstorm
dropped up to 2 inches of rain in less than an
hour from west El Paso to Anthony TX. Numerous
streets were closed due to major street
flooding, rocks and debris. Several power
outages occurred as well.
El Paso County
El Paso Flash Flood
The third flood producing thunderstorm of the
day for El Paso County caused flooding in
central El Paso.
El Paso County
El Paso Flash Flood
Major street flooding occurred in central and
northeast El Paso, and spread into west El
Paso near UTEP.
El Paso County
El Paso Flash Flood
The second in a wave of westward moving
thunderstorms moved across El Paso, dropping
heavy rain which resulted in a mudslide with
debris blocking traffic on Mesa Street in west
El Paso.
El Paso County
Fabens Hail (1.00)
El Paso County
Northeast Portion Flash Flood
Hudspeth County
Northwest Portion Flash Flood
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding which
led to road closures from Hueco Village
westward to Montana Vista.
El Paso County
South Portion Flash Flood
A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms caused
flooding from Clint to east El Paso. Debris
flow along an arroyo entered houses and buried
a road in a Clint neighborhood, leaving a
layer of mud up to 4 feet deep. Also two cars
were buried. A catchment basin breached after
filling with water that spilled over a
landfill upstream.
El Paso County
East Central Flash Flood
Portion
Extensive flooding occurred along Highway
62/180 in Montana Vista, making it nearly
impassable. Meanwhile, 1.75 inches of rain
within an hour in Horizon City caused rivers
of mud to flow downstream into Clint. This was
the second consecutive night of significant
debris flow in the Clint area.
El Paso County
12 NNW El Paso Flash Flood
Intl A
From 2.5" to 3" of rain in 40 minutes was
measured by spotters in the North Hills
section of northeast El Paso, resulting in
major street flooding.
El Paso County
6 NNW El Paso Flash Flood
Intl At
The second thunderstorm of the evening hit
northeast El Paso, but this time a little
further south. An NWS employee measured 2.21
inches in just over an hour. Texas Department
of Transportation reported significant street
flooding along and near Trans Mountain Road.
TEXAS. Mid--South
TXZ229>232-239>241 La Salle--Mcmullen--Live Oak--Bee--Webb--
Duval--Jim Wells
Drought
July 2006 saw several episodes of widespread
heavy rainfall events across the Coastal Bend
of South Texas. The drought conditions across
Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas,
Refugio, Calhoun, Victoria and Goliad
counties essentially ended because of these
events. The biggest events occurred the first
week in July as well as July 22nd through
the 28th.
Further west, across central portions of South
Texas as well as the Rio Grande Plains of
South Texas, the heavy rainfall was more
isolated to scattered in coverage during July.
Because of this, drought conditions in these
area did ease somewhat, but did not end
completely. By the end of the month the U.S.
Drought Monitor showed drought conditions
across La Salle and Webb counties in the
extreme category, Live Oak McMullen and Duval
counties in the severe category, and Jim
Wells and Bee counties in the moderate
category.
Soil moisture across western portions of South
Texas remained below normal. A few farmers who
planted late in the season benefitted from the
heavy rainfall and may have salvaged part of
the growing season. However, because most
crops were stressed and failed during the
heart of the growing season, or farmers
decided not to plant all together this season,
yields were expected to be well below normal.
Many ranchers depleted their cattle sizes and
others continued to need hay to feed
livestock. Some locations however did receive
sufficient rainfall to replenish grasslands.
Unfortunately much of the widespread heavy
rainfall that fell across eastern portions of
South Texas did not fall into the watershed.
This, combined with high water usage in South
Texas, resulted in reservoir levels continuing
to slowly fall at Choke Canyon Reservoir and
Lake Corpus Christi. Choke Canyon fell to
79.4% capacity during July and Lake Corpus
Christi fell to 36.0%. Lake Amistad also
continue to slowly fall. Coleto Creek
Reservoir remained nearly unchanged.
The wildfire danger remained low across the
northern Coastal Bend and Victoria region. The
remainder of South Texas was in a moderate
fire danger at the end of the month. No
significant wildfires were reported over the
month of July across South Texas.
The following are selected South Texas
rainfall totals for July 2006:
Alice Intl Apt (ASOS): 5.12 inches
Aransas Wildlife Refuge: 13.46 inches
Beeville 5 NE: 4.59 inches
Benavides: 4.83 inches
Choke Canyon Dam: 5.83 inches
Corpus Christi Intl Apt (ASOS): 5.26 inches
Cotulla (ASOS): 5.81 inches
Encinal: 2.22 inches
Fowlerton: 3.63 inches
Freer: 1.30 inches
George West 2SSW: 4.78 inches
Goliad: 3.42 inches
Kingsville: 3.07 inches
Laredo Intl Apt (ASOS): 0.72 inches
Mathis 4SSW: 2.71 inches
Port Aransas: 18.32 inches
Port Lavaca: 7.76 inches
Port O'Connor: 34.44 inches
Refugio 3SW: 6.57 inches
Rockport: 17.33 inches
Three Rivers 8 NE: 1.31 inches
Tilden 4SSE: 2.97 inches
Victoria Apt (ASOS): 8.86 inches
Welder Wildlife Foundation: 5.99 inches
Whitsett: 2.57 inches
San Patricio County
7 NW Sinton Tornado (FO)
Tornado was brief and remained over open
county, between CR 28 and FM 188.
Aransas County
Rockport Flash Flood
Widespread flooding occurred in Rockport,
where between 5 and 8 inches of rain fell,
much over a 2 hour period. Almost all city
streets became flooded, including Market
Street and Austin Street where numerous
businesses had water enter their buildings.
There was also several homes throughout the
city that were flooded. Two nursing homes also
had water enter their buildings. City
officials reported over 100 cars stalled in
high water. In addition, an 11 year old boy
had to be rescued when he slipped into a
storm drain while playing near the high water.
The following are 24 rainfall totals from
around the area:
Rockport (ASOS): 3.34 inches
Rockport (City): 7.15 inches
Rockport 3N: 4.18 inches
Lamar Peninsula: 3.77 inches
Aransas Wildlife Refuge: 2.30 inches
Property damage estimates are rough, and may
be underestimated.
Nueces County
Port Aransas Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall of 4 to 6 inches left many city
streets flooded with one to two feet of water
over them. City officials reported several
cars stalled in the high water. The following
are 24 rainfall totals:
Port Aransas (COOP): 5.44 inches
Nueces County
Corpus Christi Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall fell across the south side of
Corpus Christi leading to all S.P.I.D.
(Hwy 358) underpasses from Staples St. to
Flour Bluff flooded, including Nile and Rodd
Field which caused backups on Hwy 358. Several
cars became stranded in the high water. High
water on Airline, from Hwy 358 to Gollihar,
also caused several cars to stall in the high
water. High water and impassable streets were
also reported in neighborhoods near Century
Theater on S.P.I.D. There were several other
reports of minor flooding of secondary streets
throughout the south side of Corpus Christi.
NWS radar estimated 1 to 3 inches of rain fell
across central and south Corpus Christi, with
isolated amounts of 3 to 4 inches across the
south side.
La Salle County
Encinal Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A thunderstorm produced microburst over the
city of Encinal. Broadcast media, from nearby
Laredo, reported a large aluminum section of
roof from an old school building in Encinal
was blown off and carried downwind roughly one
block into a house. One telephone pole was
also split in half by the section of roof.
Calhoun County
Port O Conner Flash Flood
Between 4 and 7 inches of rain fell across
extreme east and southeast Calhoun County
during the early morning hours of the 26th.
6.90 inches of rain was recorded at Port
O'Connor. This led to flooding of several
roads, including Hwy 238 and Reomerville
Rd. as well as a portion of Hwy 185 in Port
O'Connor.
Nueces County
5 NE Robstown Flash Flood
Doppler radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of
rainfall fell in a 1 to 2 hour time frame
across northwest Nueces County. High water was
reported at U.S. 77 and I-37. Standing water
was reported on FM 624, between CR 83 an
FM 666.
Jim Wells County
Alice Flash Flood
2 to 3 inches of rainfall fell over the Alice
area during a one hour period, resulting in
Highway 44 at Flournoy Rd. (FM 1931) closed
due to high water. Minor street flooding was
observed elsewhere throughout the city.
The Alice ASOS recorded 2.67 inches, and a
COOP observer in Alice recorded 3.80 inches
on the day.
TEXAS, North
TXZ091>095- Montague--Cooke--Grayson--Fannin--Lamar--
100>107-115>123- Young--Jack--Wise--Denton--Collin--Hunt--
129>135-141>148- Delta -Hopkins--Stephens--Palo Pinto--Parker--
156>162-174>175 Tarrant--Dallas--Rockwall--Kaufman--Van
Zandt--Rains--Eastland--Erath--Hood--
Somervell--Johnson--Ellis--Henderson--
Comanche--Mills--Hamilton--Bosque--Hill--
Navarro--Freestone--Anderson--Lampasas--
Coryell--Bell--Mclennan--Falls--Limestone--
Leon--Milam--Robertson
Drought
Drought conditions across north Texas
worsened this month as rainfall continued to
be scarce. Measurable rainfall was recorded
on only four days at Dallas/Fort Worth.
Dallas/Fort Worth was almost 23 inches below
normal for the 18 months ending on July 31,
Waco was over 16 inches below normal, and
Denton and McKinney were both over 30 inches
below normal for the same period.
Temperatures were well above normal, with
this July ranking as the 9th warmest on
record for the last 108 years. The average
high temperature this month was 3.0 degrees
above normal, and the average low temperature
was 2.5 degrees above normal. In fact,
2006 now ranks as number one for Dallas/Fort
Worth for the warmest mean temperature on
record (69.9 degrees).
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought
conditions in north Texas ranged from severe
drought (D2) to exceptional drought (D4),
the worst possible category. The area of
exceptional drought encompassed the region
from Bowie south to Cisco, east to
Greenville, north to the Red River, and
finally west again to Bowie. This area
includes the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex.
Indeed, many metroplex counties continued to
impose burn bans and mandatory water
restrictions. Many cities prohibited watering
between 10 AM and 6 PM, and voluntary
conservation techniques, such as taking
showers instead of baths, were stressed to
citizens. Homeowners were dealing with
foundation problems, and trees which had been
maintained for over 60 years were dying from
lack of water. Some communities tried to
combat the drought conditions by reactivating
wells which have not been used in over 15
years.
Farmers continued to have a difficult time
getting crops to produce this season. Although
cotton tends to grow best in hot weather,
the cottonseed plant to germinate. Cotton is
Texas' number one cash crop, and the extreme
heat and dryness caused much of represented
$1 billion of the losses statewide due to the
drought. Hay also continued to decrease in
quality and number. Bales which were selling
for $35 last year were selling for $80 this
year. Many farmers were forced to drive to
other parts of the state or even to other
states to buy cheaper hay. Much of the states
corn and soybean crops were made into hay in
order to feed livestock. Wheat production
across north Texas was 70% below normal. In
addition, many locations with very high
enough grazing land for their cattle. The
Farm Service Agency expected many farmers to
give up the farm business all together because
of the rising costs due to the drought.
Although several counties were named disaster
areas already this year, relief funds have
been delayed in Congress. The Texas
Cooperative Extension recently estimated
statewide drought losses at $4.1 billion.
North Texas alone has incurred around $1.9
billion.
Dallas County
Dallas Hail (1.00)
TXZ103 Denton
Strong Wind
High winds caused three bounce houses to
collapse with children inside near Lake
Lewisville. One child suffered a broken arm,
and many others had bruises and scrapes.
Tarrant County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and large
limbs in Watauga, Arlington, and
Dalworthington Gardens. A front window at a
convenience store south of Fort Worth was
blown in as well, and two sections of fence
were blown down just east of Lake Arlington.
Tarrant County
Countywide Flash Flood
Flash flooding was reported at several
intersections in Watauga, along Mid-Cities
Boulevard in North Richland Hills, and at
Highway 114 and Dove Road in Southlake.
Hamilton County
Hamilton Hail (0.75)
TXZ118>119
Excessive Heat
An upper level ridge settled over the southern
plains ... resulting in hot temperatures and
little to no rainfall for over a week. With
daytime heat indices reaching 105 degrees and
nighttime temperature only dropping into the
upper 70s to lower 80s, the heat affected many
people detrimentally. During this time, at
least one person died from the heat. M82PH
Anderson County
Palestine Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Tree limbs down.
Henderson County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G74)
In Opelika, two two-hundred year-old oak trees
were split in half and another was uprooted.
Large limbs from the downed trees were
thrown across the yard, on the roof of a
house, and on top of a storage building. One
resident said that their front door was
blown open, and the male owner was not able to
pull it shut again until the wind subsided.
The cost to haul away the oak trees and
repair the roof of the house was estimated at
$20,000. Also in the same area, a carport was
blown off, the car inside the carport was
shifted about four feet, and several trees
were leveled.
In Cross Roads, the elementary school had
limbs strewn across the football field. A
nearby house had its roof damaged, tin was
blown off of a storage building, and numerous
trees were knocked down, including a 100 year-
old peach tree. Some of the trees
had their tops sheared off.
Fannin County
8 NW Bonham Hail (0.88)
Nickel-sized hail in Ravenna.
Fannin County
7 N Bonham Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Numerous trees and power lines down. A roof
was also damaged.
Van Zandt County
Ben Wheeler Hail (0.75)
Bell County
Belton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several large trees uprooted and large tree
limbs snapped. One huge tree fell on a
transmission repair shop. Numerous power
lines were blown down, as well as a light at
a ballfield. A sign at a bank was ripped off.
Power was out to about 1,200 people.
TXZ119 Dallas
Heat
A four-year-old boy died of heat exposure
after he was left unattended at a playground
in Balch Springs. The boy did not have any
water. High temperatures on this day were in
the lower 100s with low temperatures in the
mid 70s. Local heat advisory criteria
was not met on this day.
M40U
TEXAS, North Panhandle
TXZ009 Roberts
Wildfire
A wildfire twenty-six miles northwest of Miami
in northwestern Roberts county burned three
hundred acres. The wildfire was caused by
lightning. No damage and no injuries were
reported.
Hutchinson County
2.5 W Stinnett Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A severe thunderstorm which moved across the
central Texas panhandle during the evening
hours produced damaging winds which
snapped off two electric poles and dropped
three power lines which powered several pump
jacks across State Highway 152. No
injuries were reported.
Donley County
18 N Hedley Hail (1.50)
Collingsworth County
Quail Hail (0.88)
Severe thunderstorms across the southeastern
Texas panhandle produced large hail during
the early evening hours. No damage or
injuries were reported.
Deaf Smith County
9.5 WSW Hereford Tornado (FO)
to 13.5 WSW
Hereford
The tornado occurred over open country and
the path length and path width were estimated.
A severe thunderstorm produced a small rope
tornado during the early evening hours in
extreme southern Deaf Smith county west
of Ranch Road 1057 and just north of County
Road 1 which continued northwest to west of
County Road MM and south of County
Road 5. No damage or injuries were reported.
TEXAS, Northeast
Smith County
5 E Lindale Hail (0.88)TEXAS, Northeast
Smith County
6 E Lindale Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees and powerlines were downed on FM 14 and
County Rd 313.
Nacogdoches County
7 SE Nacogdoches Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees downed across County Rd 410.
Angelina County
Huntington Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Trees and powerlines were downed.
Sabine County
Hemphill Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Numerous trees were downed across the eastern
portion of the county.
Shelby County
5 S Center Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Power transformer was blwon down in Neuville
resulting in a fire.
San Augustine
County
San Augustine Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Numerous trees and powerlines downed across
the entire county.
Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Numerous trees and powerlines downed across
the entire county.
Rusk County
5 N Mt Enterprise Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Trees were downed near the town of Minden.
Rusk County
6 NW Mt Enterprise Lightning
Lightning struck an abandoned home in the
town of Laneville resulting in a fire.
Cass County
Hughes Spgs Flash Flood
Numerous county roads had high water across
them. A few county roads near Hughes
Springs were closed due to the high water.
Bowie County
1 W Texarkana Flash Flood
Numerous city streets were flooded and some
had the be closed near Potomac and
40th Street.
TEXAS, South
Hidalgo County
Edinburg Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Power lines were blown down on the west side
of Edinburg by a thunderstorm wind gust.
Cameron County
Brownsville Flash Flood
Extensive flash flooding of streets was
reported in Brownsville by law enforcement
and emergency management officials.
TEXAS, South Central
Gonzales County
Gonzales Funnel Cloud
Two short-lived funnels were sighted by the
public near Gonzales.
Lavaca County
Sweet Home to Flash Flood
7 NE Halletsville
Afternoon thunderstorms produced a general 1
to 2 inch rainfall over western Lavaca
County. Highest totals were near 4 inches
northeast of Hallettsville. Flash flooding
closed FM531 and FM532 through the late
afternoon.
Bandera County
5 S Bandera Flash Flood
Thunderstorms in the late afternoon produced
near Vanderpool. The flash flooding that
developed between 2 and 3 inches of rain very
quickly closed SH187 south of Vanderpool.
Uvalde County
Concan to Flash Flood
Utopia
Heavy rain fell during the early morning
between Concan and Utopia with general
amounts of 3 inches and maximum totals up to
7 inches. Numerous roads were closed between
the two towns. Flash flooding closed many of
the roads in the area and at least one
high water rescue was performed on CR348.
Other roads closed by the flooding were SH83
between Concan and Garner State Park, FM1050
at Garner State Park, as well as SH127 and
CR350.
Bandera County
2 S Vanderpool to
8 S Vanderpool Flash Flood
Early morning showers and thunderstorms
produced 2 to 3 inches of rain from Utopia to
south of Vanderpool. Coming shortly after
widespread rainfall the previous evening, this
was sufficient to cause flash flooding that
closed SH187 and FM470 through the mid
morning.
Lavaca County
North Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms in the late afternoon produced
a general one inch rain over northern Lavaca
County, with general 3 inch totals east
of Moulton. Flash flooding developed quickly
that closed SH95 and FM532.
Williamson County
Round Rock Flash Flood
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in the
late afternoon from western Travis County
into southern Williamson County. Highest
totals in Williamson County were 3 inches at
Round Rock. FM2243, FM2325, and McNeil Road
were closed due to flash flooding.
Travis County
West Portion Flash Flood
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in the
late afternoon from western Travis County
into southern Williamson County. Highest
totals in Travis County were 3 inches at Lago
Vista. FM1431 and FM2769 were closed due to
flash flooding.
Frio County
Moore to Flash Flood
Big Foot
Thunderstorms between Moore and Bigfoot in
northeast Frio County produced between 1 and
2 inches of rain, with a maximum of 4 inches
between the two towns. Flash flooding
closed FM462, FM472, and FM2779 through the
early evening.
Frio County
Southeast Portion Flash Flood
As the thunderstorms moved slowly
southeastward they stalled near the southeast
corner of Frio County. Here they dropped a
general 1 inch rainfall with as much as 3
inches in some locations. As a result, flash
flooding closed SH85 and FM 1582 for a brief
time.
Comal County
New Braunfels to Flash Flood
Gruene
Thunderstorms that had formed in the late
afternoon over Comal County spread over the
area from New Braunfels to Gruene and
remained stationary for several hours. Up to
4 inches of rain had fallen in Gruene by
18000ST with as much as 8 inches of rain just
west of New Braunfels. Widespread street
flooding was reported along with flash
flooding that closed East Common Street and
roads in and near New Braunfels toward the
end of the event. A short section of IH-35
was even closed due to the high water.
For the first time since 1979, the rain
caused flooding at the Holiday Inn in New
Braunfels, where more than 50 rooms were
damaged. A half dozen rescues from vehicles
were required.
Kendall County
Boerne Flash Flood
General 1 to 2 inch rainfall was produced by
late afternoon showers and thunderstorms in
Kendall County, with the highest totals
between 4 and 5 inches around Boerne. Among
the roads closed due to flash flooding were
SH46, FM1376 and FM474.
Gonzales County
East Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms developed over eastern Gonzales
County in the late afternoon and stalled,
producing widespread 2 to 3 inch totals with
up to 6 inches near Gonzales. Flash flooding
closed streets in the town of Gonzales, with
several homes also flooded. SH304, SH97, SH1
11, and FM532 were closed by the flash
flooding.
Bexar County
North Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms in the evening produced between
2 and 3 inches of rain over northern Bexar
County, with isolated locations reporting up
to 5 inches of rain. Numerous roads in the
northern part of the county were reported to
be closed due to flash flooding through the
late evening.
Caldwell County
Countywide Flash Flood
Widespread 1 to 2 inch rainfall was dropped
over Caldwell County by early evening
thunderstorms. Highest totals were 3 inches
between Dale and McMahan. Flash flooding
forced the closing of FM 1854, FM20, FM736,
and FM713.
Guadalupe County
Countywide Flash Flood
Showers and thunderstorms produced a general
1 to 2 inch rainfall over Guadalupe County,
with up to 4 inches near Lake McQueeny. Many
of the streets roads in the town of Seguin
were flooded, with water reported in about a
dozen homes. Flash flooding was also reported
over roads in the Lake Dunlap and Lake
McQueeny areas.
Atascosa County
Fashing Flash Flood
Showers and thunderstorms in the Fashing area
produced between 3 and 4 inches of rain in
the late evening period. Flash flooding
developed quickly and continued into the pre-
midnight hours, closing FM791 and FM2924.
Karnes County
Countywide Flash Flood
Late evening thunderstorms from Karnes County
into western DeWitt County produced a
widespread 1 inch rainfall with highest
totals near 3 inches in the area around Coy
City and also near Yorktown. Flash flooding
forced the closing of SH80, SH123,
FM99, and FM792.
De Witt County
Nordheim to Flash Flood
Yorktown
Late evening thunderstorms from Karnes County
into western DeWitt County produced a
widespread 1 inch rainfall with highest
totals near 3 inches in the area around Coy
City and also near Yorktown. SH 119, SH72,
and FM240 were closed through the late
night period due to flash flooding.
Bastrop County
3 S Cedar Creek Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a
barn, damaged two other barns, and overturned
a mobile home in the Cedar Creek area.
Williamson County
7 NNW Georgetown Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
to 7 N Georgetown
Severe thunderstorms blew down trees and
power lines in a path 3 miles long and one-
half mile long near Sun City.
Lavaca County
8 S Halletsville Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
to 20 S
Halletsville
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees
along US 77 in a path 12 miles long south of
Hallettsville.
Bexar County
4 NW Sayers to Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Sayers
Severe thunderstorms winds rolled over two
mobile homes and blew down trees and power
lines northwest of Sayers.
TEXAS, South Panhandle
TXZ021>026- Partner--Castro--Swisher--Briscoe--Hall--
029>032-035>038- Childress--Hale--Floyd--Motley--Cottle--
41044 Lubbock--Crosby--Dickens--King--Lynn--Garza--
Kent--Stonewall
Drought
Economical impacts from the long-term drought
which began in late 2005 over the Southern
Plains of the U.S. worsened over the
extreme southern Texas Panhandle and the west
Texas South Plains through the month of July.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions
were prevalent over the extrerne southeastern
panhandle by the end of the month, with
severe (D2) drought conditions observed
elsewhere east of the Interstate 27
corridor.
The agricultural portion of the regions economy
was drastically impacted. Local farmers and
agricultural officials reported increased losses
in July, with 98% of the dryland cotton crops
across the South Plains and southern Texas
Panhandle failing to emerge. At least 670,000
acres of cotton were destroyed due to the lack
of water during the month of July.
Additional cotton crops also were destroyed by
drought related haboobs and other convectively
triggered dust storms. At least 7,000 acres of
drought-stressed crops were destroyed by a
haboob on July 12th.
The drought also impacted many area ranchers.
The lack of rain during the growing season
resulted in poor hay crops. This caused the
price of hay to exceed $130 per ton; up from
only $80 per ton one year ago. Ranchers have
had difficulty affording hay to feed the cattle,
thus many head of cattle have been sold at very
early ages resulting in lower selling prices.
Terry County
10 SSE Brownfield Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
to
15 SSE Brownfield
Thunderstorms produced damaging winds near Union
in southeastern Terry County during the early
evening hours of the 10th. Severe gusts
estimated up to at least 65 mph ripped the roof
off of the Union School gymnasium, and scattered
debris more than 125 yards downwind. Several
irrigation pivot systems were overturned. A
cotton module builder damaged heavy farm
equipment when it was rolled over by the winds.
A trailer house located at the intersection of
Texas Highways 213 and 137 suffered severe roof
damage. Damage estimates were $175,000. No
injuries were reported.
Briscoe County
7 ESE Silverton Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
The University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet
site near Silverton recorded a 59 mph wind gust
as a severe thunderstorm propagated over
eastern Briscoe County.
Lamb County
1 NE Amherst Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced severe
wind gusts up to at least 66 mph as measured by
the University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet
site near Amherst. The automated station was
actually damaged and became inoperable during
the storm, therefore the maximum wind gust is
unknown.
July 10 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary:
Scattered thunderstorms developed over a large
portion of the west Texas South Plains during
the afternoon and evening hours of the 10th. The
environment over the region was favorable for
localized downbursts, and at least two such
events were sampled by the University of Texas
Tech West Texas Mesonet. A third damaging wind
event resulted in approximately $175,000 in
damage in southeastern Terry County where two
structures were heavily damaged.
Dickens County
Spur Thunderstorm Wind (G83)
A severe thunderstorm produced extreme winds
and resulted in extensive damage in Spur around
19:30 CST on the 11th. Local officials and media
reported that "dozens" of homes and businesses
were damaged, and that one family was left
homeless and treated for injuries.
The Texas Spur newspaper reported that a mobile
home was destroyed when the walls were
collapsed by the winds. The family inside took
shelter underneath a table inside the home, but
two people present sustained injuries. The Spur
Farmer's Co-Op Gin sustained extensive roof
damage, and a gas pump canopy was blown a
considerable distance downwind and caused
secondary damage as the un-earthed skids
accompanied the sailing debris.
The roof of a church suffered severe damage,
and a city-owned maintenance barn was destroyed.
Additionally, City Hall experienced damage, and
a pivot irrigation system was destroyed.
Local officials and newspaper reports indicate
that an automated weather station operated by a
private utility company recorded a maximum wind
gust of 91 mph at 19:24 CST.
Cottle County
1 NW Paducah Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
A severe storm near Paducah produced severe wind
gusts that ripped an aluminum roof off of a
structure and downed power lines and large
trees. No injuries were reported.
July 11 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: A
complex of severe thunderstorms resulted in
damaging winds over the eastern South Plains
and the Rolling Plains during the evening hours
of the 11th. The most significant damage
occurred in Spur (Dickens County) where numerous
structures sustained serious damage and two
persons were injured as extreme wind gusts were
measured up to 91 mph. Another storm caused wind
damage to a residence just northwest of Paducah
(Cottle County). Additionally, minor structural
damage was associated with storms in eastern
Terry County late in the evening. Total damages
across the area were estimated to be $350,000
with at least three structures destroyed.
TXZ021-037-040 Parmer--Dickens--Terry
High Wind (G63)
Severe winds resulted in damage at an airfield
east of Brownfield along U.S. Highway 380 during
the late evening hours of the 11th. A hangar
suffered moderate roof and structural damage
from winds estimated to exceed 60 mph. Radar
imagery suggested that the damaging winds were
associated with a wake low that developed on the
trailing edge of a linear convective complex.
The complex of previously severe thunderstorms
decayed over the west Texas South Plains during
the very early morning hours of the 12th. This
dissipating convection resulted in at least two
instances of heat bursts, as measured by the
University of Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet.
Severe gusts up to 72 mph were measured by the
mesonet station near Spur (Dickens County.
Another severe gust was recorded near Friona
(Parmer County). Synonymous with wake low
events, the winds were accompanied by a sharp
rise in temperature and a drying of the surface
dewpoint temperatures. No damage was reported.
TXZ034>035-040>042 Hockley--Lubbock--Terry--Lynn--Garza
Dust Storm
Hockley County
6 NNW Ropesville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
TXZ035 Lubbock
High Wind (G62)
A complex of strong thunderstorms propagated
southeastward over the southwestern South Plains
region of west Texas during the late afternoon
and early evening hours of the 12th. Strong
outflow near these storms initially produced
severe winds at Ropesville in southeastern
Hockley County, as estimated by a Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist. The
outflow boundary, however, quickly evolved into
a classic haboob dust storm and propagated
eastward over a five county area south of
Lubbock.
Wind gusts associated with the haboob reached
severe levels at a number of Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet sites. The mesonet
observation site near Wolfforth in southwestern
Lubbock County recorded a gust to 71 mph. Radar,
visual, and photographic observations suggested
that the haboob became well separated from the
parent convection.
Local farmers and agricultural officials
reported that while damage to cotton crops was
extensive, it was notably less than that caused
by the devastating haboob of June 22nd. This was
attributed to the mature cotton plants in mid
July that were resilient to the impact of wind-
driven dust. Nonetheless, damage to the already
drought-stricken cotton industry totaled at
least $750,000 with more than 7,000 acres lost.
TXZ038 King
Wildfire
Thunderstorms over drought-strickened land
resulted in a lightning ignited wildfire that
kept area fire departments fighting for nearly
three days. A 3,500 acre wildfire began
following a round of thunderstorms during the
late afternoon and early evening hours of the
14th. The ongoing fire, fueled by triple digit
heat and at least one instance of severe
thunderstorm winds, raged through rangeland
until it was extinguished by rain during the
morning hours of the 17th. No property damage
or injuries were reported.
King County
10 WSW Guthrie Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced a
microburst southwest of Guthrie. A Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet site recorded a
58 mph wind gust. No damage was reported.
TXZ026 Childress
Wildfire
A pair of large grass fires burned approximately
1,000 acres of rangeland across northeastern
Childress County during the afternoon and
evening hours of the 22nd. Dry air combined with
triple digit heat, and the impact of the ongoing
drought on fuel moistures, resulted in critical
fire weather conditions. The fires threatened at
least one building, but no damage or injuries
were reported.
Lubbock County
Lubbock Intl Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed south
of Lubbock and moved north across the city. A 68
mph wind gust was recorded by the Automated
Weather Observing System at the Lubbock
International Airport. Wind speeds were likely
less farther south, where only small limbs
were broken off of trees in Lubbock. No
significant damage was reported, but low
visibilities in blowing dust made travel
difficult for Lubbock motorists.
Lynn County
Tahoka Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Another storm produced damaging winds and small
hail in Tahoka. A local television station
reported damage to video broadcast equipment
and downed tents as severe thunderstorm wind
gusts and dime size hail affected the community.
The television network was preparing for a live
broadcast when the storm struck. The winds were
estimated to be in excess of 50 mph. No
injuries were reported.
July 28 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: A
pair of severe thunderstorms produced damaging
wind gusts and small hail over the southern and
central South Plains during the afternoon hours
of the 28th. The most significant damage
occurred in Tahoka (Lynn County) where a local
television network was prepared for a live
broadcast when the winds and hail struck. Damage
was reported to broadcast video equipment, and
several tents were destroyed.
Hockley County
Levelland Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy downpours over
parts of Hockley County during the evening hours
of the 29th. Local newspaper reports indicated
that rainfall totals ranged from a trace to more
than 2.25 inches within an one hour period. The
heavy rainfall rates and runoff resulted in
flash flooding along Farm to Market Road 114
between College and Sherman Avenues. The driving
surface became impassable and was temporarily
closed by local officials. Event time is
estimated.
Terry County
2 S Brownfield Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced
damaging winds near Brownfield during the
evening of the 31st. A downburst resulted in
65 mph winds as measured by the Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet site near the
city. At least three utility poles were
snapped by the winds, and two circuits were
damaged. Electrical service was knocked out to
more than 125 customers through 03:00 CST on
August 1st. A number of elderly residents were
impacted by the power outage, and emergency
officials provided generators to several who
required oxygen breathing machines.
TEXAS, Southeast
Jefferson County
Hamshire Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A tree was blown down on Craigen Road. Numerous
power lines were also downed.
Jefferson County
Beaumont Flash Flood
Several cars were damaged when they drove into
flooded underpasses.
Orange County
Orange Flash Flood
Water had entered a home in north Orange after
over five inches of rain fell in less than three
hours.
Jefferson County
Beaumont Flash Flood
Underpasses were barricaded after five inches of
rain fell in a short period of time.
TEXAS, West
Jeff Davis County
2 SW Ft Davis Hail (1.75)
Golfball size hail was reported at the
intersection of Texas Highways 17 and 166
southwest of Fort Davis.
Midland County
20 SSW Midland Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of
Farm to Market Road 1788 and County Road 3503.
Midland County
10 SW Midland Thunderstorm Wind (G32)
The Texas Department of Transportation reported
that a large electronic road sign at Rock the
Desert festivities was blown over, causing eight
thousand dollars worth of damage to the sign.
Midland County
Midland Hail (0.75)
Dime to penny size hail fell at the intersection
of Loop 250 and Wadley Avenue.
Midland County
10 SW Midland to Flash Flood
Midland
Flash flooding was reported in several locations
across Midland. At the intersection of Farm to
Market Road 1788 and Interstate 20, 8-12 inches
of water was flowing. Police officers could not
pass through the 1300 block of Castleford, while
at other locations along Castleford, including
its intersection with Garfield, up to 8 inches
of water flowed over the road. Several vehicles
had stalled in high water along Wadley Avenue.
A large outdoor music festival, Rock the Desert,
was in progress when these storms inundated the
Midland area. The festival, which had 11,000
attendees this year, takes place each year at a
location across Farm to Market Road 1788. The
parking lots for this event are basically empty
fields and as attendees were leaving the event
due to the heavy rain, many became stuck in the
muddy fields.
TEXAS, Western North
Wilbarger County
Vernon Wilharger Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Arp
Wind gust was measured by the KF05 AWOS station
at the Vernon Airport. This wind gust may have
been due to a dry microburst.
TXZ083>090 Hardeman--Foard--Wilbarger--Wichita--Knox--
Baylor--Archer--Clay
Heat
Temperatures rose to triple digits with higher
heat indices and remained there for most of the
month. Lows also only fell to 75 degrees or
higher. The heat caused several calls for
paramedics due to heat-related illnesses.
Knox County
Knox City Hail (0.88)
Knox County
Knox City Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Wilbarger County
1 ENE Harrold Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Power poles were downed.
Knox County
Vera Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
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