Texas, 1982

Hail in Texas, March 21, 1982

March 21, 1982 · NWS ATA · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bowie

When
March 21, 12:18 AM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -94.420

Hail, Tom Green

When
March 21, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -100.430

Hail, Harrison

When
March 21, 10:40 AM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -94.530

Hail, McLennan

When
March 21, 11:35 AM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.650, -97.320

Hail, Limestone

When
March 21, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Limestone County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.620, -96.520

What these are

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: 10129075, 10129076, 10129077, 10129078, 10129079.