Hail, Williamson
- When
- February 10, 1:06 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.630, -97.670
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 10, 1981
19 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 tornado, 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Property damage
- $775,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 31
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
19 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- February 10, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Coordinates
- 30.630, -97.670
Tornado, Williamson
- When
- February 10, 1:13 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -97.670
Hail, Milam
- When
- February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Milam County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.800, -96.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Leon
- When
- February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Leon County
- Coordinates
- 31.200, -96.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Milam
- When
- February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Milam County
- Coordinates
- 30.800, -96.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson
- When
- February 10, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Robertson County
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -96.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Leon
- When
- February 10, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Leon County
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -95.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson
- When
- February 10, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Robertson County
- Coordinates
- 31.050, -96.420
Hail, Brazos
- When
- February 10, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -96.370
Hail, Brazos
- When
- February 10, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -96.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos
- When
- February 10, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -96.330
Tornado, Brazos
- When
- February 10, 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 77 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -96.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- February 10, 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Houston County
- Coordinates
- 31.170, -95.350
Hail, Grimes
- When
- February 10, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grimes County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.630, -96.000
Hail, Madison
- When
- February 10, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.830, -95.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- February 10, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 30.830, -95.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Leon
- When
- February 10, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Leon County
- Coordinates
- 31.080, -95.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Grimes
- When
- February 10, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grimes County
- Coordinates
- 30.630, -96.000
Tornado, Grimes
- When
- February 10, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Grimes County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 77 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 30.770, -96.000
Hail, Williamson
- When
- February 10, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -95.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- February 10, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -95.570
Tornado, Walker
- When
- February 10, 3:25 AM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 19.9 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 30.800, -95.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity
- When
- February 10, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Trinity County
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -95.380
Thunderstorm Wind, San Jacinto
- When
- February 10, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- San Jacinto County
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -95.120
Hail, Polk
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.800, -94.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- February 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Coordinates
- 30.800, -94.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Angelina
- When
- February 10, 4:14 AM CST
- Where
- Angelina County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.230, -94.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- February 10, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Tyler County
- Coordinates
- 30.770, -94.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- February 10, 4:45 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Coordinates
- 30.720, -94.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston
- When
- February 10, 5:25 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.270, -94.850
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Walker | 1981-02-10 | Direct |
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 10, 1981
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 10, 1981
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 10, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 10, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 10, 1981
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, February 10, 1981
More
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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: 10129976, 10129977, 10129978, 10129979, 10129980, 10129981, 10129982, 10129983, 10129984, 10129985, 10129986, 10129987, 10129988, 10129989, 10129990, 10129991, 10129992, 10129993, 10129994, 10129995, 10129996, 10129997, 10129998, 10129999, 10130000, 10130847, 10130848, 10130849, 10130850, 10130851, 10130852.