Texas, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 18, 1982

June 18, 1982 · 38 events in 16 counties and zones

27 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
38

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

27 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Knox

When
June 18, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.420, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When
June 18, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.420, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When
June 18, 1:40 AM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.450, -99.620

Hail, Haskell

When
June 18, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -99.720

Hail, Haskell

When
June 18, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.320, -99.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
June 18, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Coordinates
33.200, -99.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
June 18, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Coordinates
33.320, -99.870

Hail, Haskell

When
June 18, 2:10 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.170, -99.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
June 18, 2:10 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Coordinates
33.170, -99.750

Hail, Haskell

When
June 18, 2:20 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -99.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
June 18, 2:20 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Coordinates
33.200, -99.720

Hail, Throckmorton

When
June 18, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -99.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Throckmorton

When
June 18, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Coordinates
33.180, -99.200

Hail, Jones

When
June 18, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -100.130

Hail, Lamb

When
June 18, 3:58 PM CST
Where
Lamb County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -102.320

Hail, Borden

When
June 18, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Borden County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -101.430

Hail, Scurry

When
June 18, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.830, -101.030

Hail, Reeves

When
June 18, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.420, -103.480

Hail, Lubbock

When
June 18, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.430, -101.650

Hail, Jones

When
June 18, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.620, -99.830

Hail, Lynn

When
June 18, 5:07 PM CST
Where
Lynn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.280, -101.920

Hail, Scurry

When
June 18, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -100.900

Hail, Nolan

When
June 18, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.470, -100.500

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 18, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.320, -100.850

Hail, Castro

When
June 18, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Castro County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
34.550, -102.320

Hail, Coke

When
June 18, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Coke County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -100.400

Hail, Coke

When
June 18, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Coke County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.070, -100.270

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 18, 7:36 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.400, -100.880

Hail, Nolan

When
June 18, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -100.320

Hail, Coke

When
June 18, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Coke County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -100.280

Hail, Lamb

When
June 18, 8:07 PM CST
Where
Lamb County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -102.350

Hail, Lubbock

When
June 18, 9:17 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.600, -102.050

Hail, Lubbock

When
June 18, 9:29 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -101.850

Hail, Howard

When
June 18, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -101.330

Tornado, Howard

When
June 18, 10:37 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.3 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.330, -101.470

Hail, Garza

When
June 18, 10:38 PM CST
Where
Garza County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -101.380

Hail, Howard

When
June 18, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -101.330

Tornado, Howard

When
June 18, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.6 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.280, -101.330

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.

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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: 10130613, 10130614, 10130615, 10130616, 10130617, 10130618, 10130619, 10130620, 10130621, 10130622, 10130623, 10130624, 10130625, 10130626, 10130627, 10130628, 10130629, 10130630, 10130631, 10130632, 10130633, 10130634, 10128091, 10128092, 10128093, 10128094, 10128095, 10128096, 10128097, 10128098, 10128099, 10128100, 10128313, 10128314, 10128315, 10128316, 10128317, 10128318.