Texas, 1982Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 16, 1982
April 16, 1982 · NWS ATA · 14 events in 8 counties and zones
9 hail, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 hail, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Augustine
- When
- April 16, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- San Augustine County
- Coordinates
- 31.520, -94.120
Tornado, McCulloch
- When
- April 16, 12:26 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -99.620
Tornado, McCulloch
- When
- April 16, 12:26 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -99.620
Hail, Denton
- When
- April 16, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -97.250
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 16, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.930, -97.250
Hail, Menard
- When
- April 16, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Menard County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -99.780
Hail, Mason
- When
- April 16, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.730, -99.580
Tornado, Denton
- When
- April 16, 4:37 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 77 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.080, -97.200
Hail, Mason
- When
- April 16, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.770, -99.370
Tornado, Dallas
- When
- April 16, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -97.020
Hail, Denton
- When
- April 16, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -97.180
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 16, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -97.480
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 16, 5:32 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -97.270
Hail, Collin
- When
- April 16, 5:38 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.720
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 16, 1982$775,000 · F2 · 45 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 16, 1982$25,000 · F1 · 14 events
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 16, 1982$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 16, 19821.75 in hail · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 16, 1982F0 · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 16, 198276 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 16, 198265 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 16, 19821 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 16, 19821.5 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Michigan, April 16, 19821 in hail · 1 event
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: 10128779, 10128780, 10128781, 10128782, 10128783, 10128784, 10128785, 10128786, 10128787, 10128788, 10128789, 10128790, 10128791, 10128792.