Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, December 10, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, December 10, 1983
Start: 1983-12-10T13:50
End: 1983-12-10T20:30
Location: Texas

December 10, 1983 · NWS T · 35 events in 19 counties and zones

13 hail, 12 tornado, 10 thunderstorm wind, 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: 2
Injuries: 12
Property damage: $9.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 35

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

13 hail, 12 tornado, 10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When: December 10, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.900, -93.930

Hail, Jefferson

When: December 10, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.920, -94.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: December 10, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Coordinates: 32.480, -94.730

Hail, Jefferson

When: December 10, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.900, -93.930

Tornado, Trinity

When: December 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Trinity County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.030, -95.230

Hail, Harrison

When: December 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -94.570

Hail, Marion

When: December 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.720, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: December 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.680, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: December 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 32.720, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: December 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.500, -94.570

Hail, Angelina

When: December 10, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Angelina County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.220, -94.730

Hail, Gregg

When: December 10, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.450, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: December 10, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 32.150, -94.770

Tornado, Angelina

When: December 10, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Angelina County
Rating: F2
Path length: 18 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.200, -94.680

Hail, Angelina

When: December 10, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Angelina County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.250, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: December 10, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 33.170, -94.370

Tornado, Nacogdoches

When: December 10, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.620, -94.720

Hail, Madison

When: December 10, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.870, -95.880

Tornado, Washington

When: December 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.270, -96.230

Tornado, Washington

When: December 10, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.270, -96.120

Hail, Panola

When: December 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.220, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: December 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.220, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: December 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Coordinates: 31.670, -94.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: December 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 32.800, -94.100

Tornado, Grimes

When: December 10, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Grimes County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.320, -96.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Angelina

When: December 10, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Angelina County
Coordinates: 31.350, -94.380

Hail, Anderson

When: December 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.050, -95.500

Tornado, Harris

When: December 10, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.880, -95.320

Tornado, San Jacinto

When: December 10, 6:05 PM CST
Where: San Jacinto County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.550, -95.230

Tornado, Montgomery

When: December 10, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 30.380, -95.450

Tornado, Harris

When: December 10, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.900, -95.130

Hail, Rusk

When: December 10, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.170, -94.770

Hail, Panola

When: December 10, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.180, -94.400

Tornado, Tyler

When: December 10, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Tyler County
Rating: F2
Path length: 26 mi
Path width: 700 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.500, -94.550

Tornado, Jasper

When: December 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.550, -93.900

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, Washington	1983-12-10				Direct
Tornado, San Jacinto	1983-12-10				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

Every storm in Texas in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1983

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: 10143710, 10143711, 10143712, 10143713, 10144566, 10144567, 10144568, 10144569, 10144570, 10144571, 10144572, 10144573, 10144574, 10144789, 10144790, 10144791, 10144792, 10144793, 10144794, 10144795, 10144796, 10144797, 10144798, 10144799, 10144800, 10144801, 10144802, 10144803, 10144804, 10144805, 10144806, 10144807, 10144808, 10144809, 10144810.