| YEAR |
DATE(s) |
EVENT |
| 2001 |
16th |
An F2 tornado touched down
at the Point Lookout West Estates near Pointblank (San Jacinto County). There
were two minor injuries. 15 homes were destroyed, with 15 to 20 other homes
receiving major damage. Trees and power lines were also downed. Total property
damage was around $2.5 million. |
| 2000 |
13th |
A storm system combined with cold air at the surface led to 1/2
to 1 inch ice accumulation generally north of a line from Columbus to Navasota to
Huntsville to Groveton. Precipitation fell mostly in the form of freezing rain, with sleet
occuring in heavier thunderstorms. Most acumulation was on trees and powerlines,
with numerous trees and powerlines downed. Heaviest icing occured in Burleson,
Brazos and Washington counties. The SH 36 bridge between Burleson and Washington
counties was closed with icing reported on FM 3058 and FM 166 in Burleson County.
The ice storm caused numerous power outages with most of the city of Brenham
without power for over a 12 hour period. Total property damage was around $1 million. |
| 1998 |
22nd-23rd |
Freezing rain and drizzle was
reported over northwestern portions of southeast Texas. |
| 1997 |
3rd, 23rd |
Severe storms downed trees and
powerlines. On the 3rd, a west to east moving storm with wind gusts as high as
90 mph caused damage from Pasadena to Baytown to Anahuac in Harris and Chambers
counties. On the 23rd, wind gusts up to 60 mph were reported across nearly all
of Southeast Texas. 1.75 inch hail was reported in Navasota (Grimes county).
Total property damage was nearly $150,000. |
| 1995 |
17-18th |
Severe thunderstorms produced
damaging winds, hail up to 1.5 inches, several F0 tornadoes, and flash flooding
across most of southeast Texas. There were 2 injuries but no deaths. Damage was
estimated to be around 3 million dollars. |
| 1994 |
15-16th |
Heavy rains producing from 4 to 6
inches of rain caused flooding in Madison, Brazos, Burleson, Houston, Walker,
Trinity and Polk counties. There were no deaths but total damage amounts were
around 9 million dollars. |
| 1992 |
9th |
Very strong thunderstorm winds
caused a roof collapse at a Harris county day care center. |
| 1991 |
18th, 21st |
Extremely heavy rains produced
from 12 to 16 inches of rain which caused flash flooding in south central
and southeast Texas. Many rivers rose to record levels during this event. There
were 11 deaths attributed to the flooding with total damage amounts of 15 million
dollars. |
| 1989 |
11-24th |
A severe cold wave gripped
southeast Texas for these two weeks. Temperatures dipped into the single
digits across all of southeast Texas and snow was even recorded at Galveston!
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