Texas, 1982Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 2, 1982
April 2, 1982 · 34 events in 16 counties and zones
15 hail, 12 tornado, 7 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
- 11
- Injuries
- 174
- Property damage
- $56 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 34
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
15 hail, 12 tornado, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Coryell
- When
- April 2, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Coryell County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.430, -97.750
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 2, 6:20 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -97.400
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 2, 6:35 AM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -97.320
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 2, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -97.380
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 2, 7:10 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -97.320
Hail, Dallas
- When
- April 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -96.600
Hail, Dallas
- When
- April 2, 8:05 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -96.630
Hail, Dallas
- When
- April 2, 8:10 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -96.600
Hail, Hunt
- When
- April 2, 9:10 AM CST
- Where
- Hunt County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.130, -96.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Delta
- When
- April 2, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Delta County
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -95.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins
- When
- April 2, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County
- Coordinates
- 33.130, -95.600
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 2, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -96.570
Tornado, Fannin
- When
- April 2, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 22 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -96.280
Hail, Fannin
- When
- April 2, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -96.230
Hail, Fannin
- When
- April 2, 3:21 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -96.230
Tornado, Fannin
- When
- April 2, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -96.170
Tornado, Lamar
- When
- April 2, 3:44 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -95.850
Tornado, Lamar
- When
- April 2, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 17 mi
- Path width
- 250 yd
- Deaths
- 10 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 170 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -95.630
Tornado, Lamar
- When
- April 2, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -95.580
Hail, Lamar
- When
- April 2, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -95.530
Tornado, Red River
- When
- April 2, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Red River County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 250 yd
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -95.330
Tornado, Red River
- When
- April 2, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Red River County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -95.220
Tornado, Red River
- When
- April 2, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Red River County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 1,050 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -95.050
Tornado, Red River
- When
- April 2, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Red River County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 17 mi
- Path width
- 233 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -95.030
Tornado, Bowie
- When
- April 2, 4:53 PM CST
- Where
- Bowie County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 233 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -94.770
Tornado, Bowie
- When
- April 2, 4:58 PM CST
- Where
- Bowie County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 233 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -94.620
Hail, Bowie
- When
- April 2, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bowie County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -94.620
Hail, Bowie
- When
- April 2, 5:54 PM CST
- Where
- Bowie County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -95.250
Tornado, Wood
- When
- April 2, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -95.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg
- When
- April 2, 6:57 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -94.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Panola
- When
- April 2, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Panola County
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -94.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- April 2, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -94.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Panola
- When
- April 2, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Panola County
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -94.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Panola
- When
- April 2, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Panola County
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -94.130
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 2, 198214 deaths · 90 injured · $34 million · F4 · 25 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 2, 19822 deaths · 28 injured · $51 million · F4 · 50 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 2, 198230 injured · $16 million · F5 · 19 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 2, 198220 injured · $26 million · F3 · 27 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 2, 19825 injured · $25 million · F3 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 2, 19821 injured · $3.3 million · F3 · 6 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 2, 1982$250,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, April 2, 1982$25,000 · F1 · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 2, 1982$25,000 · F1 · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, April 2, 1982$250 · F1 · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 2, 19821.5 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 2, 19821.75 in hail · 4 events
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: 10128737, 10128738, 10128739, 10128740, 10128741, 10128742, 10128743, 10128744, 10128745, 10128746, 10128747, 10128748, 10128749, 10128750, 10128751, 10128752, 10128753, 10128754, 10128755, 10128756, 10128757, 10128758, 10128759, 10128760, 10128761, 10128762, 10128763, 10128764, 10128765, 10128766, 10128767, 10128768, 10128769, 10128770.