The broad circulation of poorly organized Tropical Storm Grace made landfall between Port O'Connor and Freeport on August 31st. Grace was the second tropical cyclone to affect this portion of the Texas coast in less than two months (Hurricane Claudette moved through the Port O'Connor area on July 15th). Grace ended up being a heavy rain producer for portions of the Upper Texas Coast where some flooding was observed. There was no damage due to Grace's winds.Grace developed from a tropical wave that moved across the Yucatan Peninsula and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico late on August 29th. Development was inhibited by strong vertical wind shear. On August 30th, the shear lessened and a tropical depression formed about 335 miles east southeast of Corpus Christi. Reports from a ship and a reconnaissance aircraft indicated that the cyclone had strengthened into Tropical Storm Grace later that day. Grace moved in a general northwestward direction and remained poorly organized until it made landfall along the Texas coast between Port O'Connor and Freeport on August 31st. The system continued to move inland and quickly weakened to a depression. Outer rain bands containing heavy rainfall continued to develop near the coast well after Grace had weakened and produced additional heavy rainfall that lead to some flooding. Heavy rainfall between 6 and 12 inches was observed from extreme eastern Galveston County to across the Bolivar Peninsula and northward into Chambers and portions of Liberty Counties. Some roads were flooded in these areas. Beach erosion was minor. Water did get up to the dunes but little additional damage was done to the beaches beyond what Hurricane Claudette had already done in July.There was one waterspout observed in association with Grace just off of Pirates Beach on the west end of Galveston Island. The waterspout dissipated before moving inland.Some of the higher rainfall amounts (August 30th to August 31st) included 6.89 inches in Seabrook, 6.19 inches in League City, 5.90 inches in Nassau Bay, 4.40 inches in Baytown, 4.21 inches in Pearland, 3.20 inches in Anahuac, 2.72 inches at Houston Hobby Airport and Galveston, and 2.09 inches at Jamaica Beach.

Tropical Storm in BRAZORIA, TEXAS
From 30-AUG-03 11:00:00 to 31-AUG-03 23:59:00 (CST)
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm Grace became the second tropical cyclone in less than two months to make landfall around Port O'Connor (Hurricane Claudette struck there on July 15th). Grace ended up being a heavy rain producer for portions of the Upper Texas Coast where some flooding was observed. There was no damage due to Grace's winds.Grace developed from a tropical wave that moved across the Yucatan Peninsula and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico late on August 29th. Development was inhibited by strong vertical wind shear. On August 30th, the shear lessened and a tropical depression formed about 335 miles east southeast of Corpus Christi. Reports from a ship and a reconnaissance aircraft indicated that the cyclone had strengthened into Tropical Storm Grace later that day. Grace moved in a general northwestward direction and remained poorly organized until it made landfall along the central Texas coast near Port O'Connor on August 31st. The system continued to move inland and quickly weakened to a depression. Weak outer rain bands containing heavy rainfall continued to develop near the coast well after Grace had weakened and produced additional heavy rainfall that lead to some flooding. Heavy rainfall between 6 and 15 inches was observed from extreme eastern Galveston County to across the Bolivar Peninsula and northward into Chambers and portions of Liberty Counties. Some roads were flooded in these areas. A secondary area of very heavy rainfall was over southern Matagorda County where an estimated 6 to 12 inches was observed. The majority of this rain fell on the early morning hours of September 1st. The Corps of Engineers at the Matagorda River Locks (Matagorda, Matagorda County) reported 9 inches of rain between 1 AM and 7 AM CST on that day. This heavy rainfall flooded roads and a few homes.Beach erosion was minor. Water did get up to the dunes but little additional damage was done to the beaches beyong what Hurricane Claudette had already done.There was one waterspout observed in association with Grace just off of Pirates Beach on the west end of Galveston Island. The waterspout dissipated before moving inland.Storm official total rainfall amounts (August 30th to September 1st) included 7.13 inches in League City, 6.47 inches in Pearland, 5.57 inches in Freeport and 5.01 inches in Jamaica Beach.

Tropical Storm in CHAMBERS, TEXAS
From 30-AUG-03 11:00:00 to 31-AUG-03 23:59:00 (CST)
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm in GALVESTON, TEXAS
From 30-AUG-03 11:00:00 to 31-AUG-03 23:59:00 (CST)
Property damage: 7K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm in HARRIS, TEXAS
From 30-AUG-03 11:00:00 to 31-AUG-03 23:59:00 (CST)
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm in LIBERTY, TEXAS
From 30-AUG-03 11:00:00 to 31-AUG-03 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY