Hail, Stephens
- When
- March 23, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -98.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 23, 1978
9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wichita
- When
- March 23, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -98.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- March 23, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -97.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- March 23, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -98.120
Hail, Mills
- When
- March 23, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Mills County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -98.520
Hail, Brown
- When
- March 23, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -98.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- March 23, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- March 23, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- March 23, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -96.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- March 23, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -95.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin
- When
- March 23, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -95.970
Hail, Williamson
- When
- March 23, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -97.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Delta
- When
- March 23, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Delta County
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -95.680
Hail, Travis
- When
- March 23, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- March 23, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Coordinates
- 32.500, -94.570
Hail, Bexar
- When
- March 23, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.420, -98.500
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10129756, 10129757, 10129758, 10129759, 10129760, 10129761, 10129762, 10129763, 10129764, 10129765, 10129766, 10129767, 10129768, 10129769, 10129770, 10129771.