Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- February 9, 8:40 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -97.820
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 9, 1983
7 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $1.3 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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
7 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Travis
- When
- February 9, 9:06 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.320, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- February 9, 9:10 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -97.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- February 9, 9:10 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -97.750
Hail, Travis
- When
- February 9, 9:19 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.230, -97.630
Hail, Travis
- When
- February 9, 9:21 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -97.700
Tornado, Walker
- When
- February 9, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 30.530, -95.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- February 9, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.230, -94.730
Tornado, Harris
- When
- February 9, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -95.450
Tornado, Harris
- When
- February 9, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 29.700, -95.030
Tornado, Harris
- When
- February 9, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 29.700, -95.270
Tornado, Walker
- When
- February 9, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 30.720, -95.620
Tornado, San Jacinto
- When
- February 9, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- San Jacinto County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 30.600, -95.120
Tornado, Brazoria
- When
- February 9, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 29.480, -95.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- February 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Orange County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.130, -93.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- February 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -94.020
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
More
Every storm in Texas in 1983Every state in 1983This day in weather historyThe 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: 10141184, 10141185, 10141186, 10141187, 10141188, 10141189, 10141190, 10141191, 10141192, 10141193, 10141194, 10141195, 10141196, 10141197, 10141198, 10141199.