Texas, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 27, 1980

March 27, 1980 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

6 tornado, 5 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$620
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

6 tornado, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lamb

When
March 27, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Lamb County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.320, -102.130

Tornado, Castro

When
March 27, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Castro County
Rating
F0
Path length
3.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.570, -102.120

Tornado, Mitchell

When
March 27, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.220, -100.970

Hail, Mitchell

When
March 27, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -100.850

Tornado, Crosby

When
March 27, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Crosby County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
33.500, -101.020

Tornado, Dickens

When
March 27, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Dickens County
Rating
F1
Path length
12 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
33.480, -101.000

Tornado, Dickens

When
March 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Dickens County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
33.770, -101.020

Hail, Runnels

When
March 27, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Runnels County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -99.950

Hail, Concho

When
March 27, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Concho County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.550, -99.950

Hail, Coleman

When
March 27, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.730, -99.330

Hail, Comanche

When
March 27, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -98.500

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10127600, 10127601, 10127602, 10127603, 10127604, 10127605, 10127606, 10131209, 10131210, 10131211, 10131212.