A supercell thunderstorm developed over San Angelo and moved east for four and a half hours over portions of Tom Green, Concho, McCulloch and San Saba counties. This storm produced a total of five tornadoes. These tornadoes for the most part remained over open country, with only two structures receiving damage to the northeast of Brady. This storm also produced a tremendous amount of hail, with numerous reports of golfball size hail with many trees completely stripped of their leaves. There were a few reports of of hail up to softball size in McCulloch County. Other thunderstorms formed over the Big Country, one of which produced a brief tornado near Roby in Fisher county. Hail up to the size of baseballs was also noted with several of these storms.

Flash Flood in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:45:00 to 04-MAY-02 19:45:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Excessive rains from several severe thunderstorms that moved over the city of San Angelo produced flash flooding within the city. Several streets were covered with one to three feet of water. There were some water rescues as motorists were swept away trying to go through low water crossings.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:50:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:50:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:09:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:09:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Flash Flood in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 22:00:00 to 04-MAY-02 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: LOHN
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several roads were flooded in the community of Lohn.

Hail in SHACKELFORD, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 22:21:00 to 04-MAY-02 22:21:00 (CST)
Location: ALBANY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:05:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:05:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CONCHO, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 19:30:00 to 04-MAY-02 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: PAINT ROCK
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Golfball size hail fell from a supercell thunderstorm moving across Concho County.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 21:02:00 to 04-MAY-02 21:02:00 (CST)
Location: LOHN
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High winds accompanied the baseball size hail. A barn roof was blown off by the high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 21:20:00 to 04-MAY-02 21:20:00 (CST)
Location: ROCHELLE
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High winds resulted in the downing of two utility poles.

Hail in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 21:30:00 to 04-MAY-02 21:30:00 (CST)
Location: PLACID
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A severe thunderstorm dropped golfball size hail at Placid in northern McCulloch County.

Tornado in CONCHO, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 19:12:00 to 04-MAY-02 19:20:00 (CST)
Location: EOLA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotters reported tornado over open country in Western Concho County.

Thunderstorm Wind in NOLAN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 23:20:00 to 04-MAY-02 23:20:00 (CST)
Location: ROSCOE
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High winds blew a vehicle off of the road. Along with the high winds hail up to the size of Baseballs occurred as well.

Hail in NOLAN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 23:20:00 to 04-MAY-02 23:20:00 (CST)
Location: ROSCOE
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Baseball size hail was reported northwest of Roscoe in northwestern Nolan County.

Hail in NOLAN, TEXAS
From 05-MAY-02 00:12:00 to 05-MAY-02 00:12:00 (CST)
Location: NOLAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:17:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:17:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in JONES, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 20:40:00 to 04-MAY-02 20:40:00 (CST)
Location: HAMLIN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in NOLAN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 22:25:00 to 04-MAY-02 22:25:00 (CST)
Location: SWEETWATER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail to the size of golfballs was reported in the city of Sweetwater.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:50:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:50:00 (CST)
Location: VANCOURT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in FISHER, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 19:45:00 to 04-MAY-02 19:45:00 (CST)
Location: ROTAN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 5M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorms over Fisher County produced hail up to the size of golfballs. The hail caused damage to the public library as well as many homes in Rotan.

Tornado in FISHER, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 20:18:00 to 04-MAY-02 20:20:00 (CST)
Location: ROBY
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A law enforcement officer reported a tornado on the ground for a short time. No structures were damaged from the tornado.

Tornado in CONCHO, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 19:44:00 to 04-MAY-02 19:50:00 (CST)
Location: EDEN
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

A supercell thunderstorm moving over northern Concho County produced a fourth tornado northwest of Eden. This tornado also moved over open country.

Hail in FISHER, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 21:30:00 to 04-MAY-02 21:30:00 (CST)
Location: BUSBY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Tornado in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 21:30:00 to 04-MAY-02 21:40:00 (CST)
Location: BRADY
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 18K
Reported by: STORM CHASER

A supercell thunderstorm produced tornado number five northeast of Brady. This tornado destroyed a barn and a silo.

Hail in SAN SABA, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 21:40:00 to 04-MAY-02 21:40:00 (CST)
Location: SAN SABA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A severe thunderstorm produced hail to the size of golfballs in San Saba.

Hail in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 20:30:00 to 04-MAY-02 20:30:00 (CST)
Location: DOOLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

The supercell thunderstorm in Concho County, entered western McCulloch County and produced golfball size hail near Doole.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:28:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:28:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 500K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Two severe thunderstorms developed over the city of San Angelo and produced hail up to golfball size for almost 40 minutes. The hail caused considerable property damage to homes and vehicles.

Hail in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 21:55:00 to 04-MAY-02 21:55:00 (CST)
Location: ROCHELLE
Magnitude: 4.50 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail up to the size of softballs was reported near Rochelle in western McCulloch County.

Tornado in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 19:09:00 to 04-MAY-02 19:09:00 (CST)
Location: VANCOURT
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Brief touchdown near the Tom Green and Concho County line.

Hail in SHACKELFORD, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 20:40:00 to 04-MAY-02 20:40:00 (CST)
Location: ALBANY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in CONCHO, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 20:39:00 to 04-MAY-02 20:39:00 (CST)
Location: MILLERSVIEW
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Baseball size hail over eastern Concho County broke windows out of an automobile.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:19:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:19:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Hail in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 21:02:00 to 04-MAY-02 21:02:00 (CST)
Location: LOHN
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Baseball size hail was reported near Lohn. This hail is from the same storm that went through Pear Valley.

Hail in SAN SABA, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 22:38:00 to 04-MAY-02 22:38:00 (CST)
Location: SAN SABA
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hen egg size hail was reported northeast of San Saba on State Highway 16.

Hail in NOLAN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 23:05:00 to 04-MAY-02 23:10:00 (CST)
Location: ROSCOE
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 12M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail up to the size of baseballs fell for nearly 40 minutes on the city of Roscoe causing damage to the school. Numerous homes received roof and window damage.

Tornado in CONCHO, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 19:23:00 to 04-MAY-02 19:33:00 (CST)
Location: EDEN
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A supercell thunderstorm moving through Concho County produced its third tornado of the evening northwest of Eden. This tornado moved over open country.

Hail in RUNNELS, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 19:15:00 to 04-MAY-02 19:15:00 (CST)
Location: WINGATE
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A severe thunderstorm moved over northern Runnels County producing two inch diameter hail in the town of Wingate.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:04:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:04:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Hail in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 20:43:00 to 04-MAY-02 20:50:00 (CST)
Location: PEAR VLY
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Most homes in the Pear Valley community received damage from baseball size hail that fell for several minutes.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:22:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:22:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 04-MAY-02 18:24:00 to 04-MAY-02 18:24:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)