Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 31, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 31, 1983
Start: 1983-01-31T09:30
End: 1983-01-31T17:30
Location: Texas

January 31, 1983 · NWS AT · 21 events in 15 counties and zones

8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 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: 5
Property damage: $8.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Wharton

When: January 31, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Wharton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.400, -96.170

Tornado, Montgomery

When: January 31, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5.2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.170, -95.430

Tornado, Austin

When: January 31, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Austin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 29.780, -96.130

Hail, Dallas

When: January 31, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.920, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: January 31, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Dallas County
Coordinates: 32.920, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: January 31, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Coordinates: 32.480, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: January 31, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 32.350, -94.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Camp

When: January 31, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Camp County
Coordinates: 32.970, -94.970

Hail, Cass

When: January 31, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.070, -94.370

Hail, Upshur

When: January 31, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.630, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: January 31, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.170, -94.330

Hail, Titus

When: January 31, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Titus County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.170, -95.070

Hail, Bowie

When: January 31, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.330, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: January 31, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.330, -94.350

Hail, Cass

When: January 31, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.130, -94.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: January 31, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 33.130, -94.530

Tornado, Brazoria

When: January 31, 1:07 PM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.020, -95.950

Tornado, Jefferson

When: January 31, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.080, -94.180

Hail, Cass

When: January 31, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.130, -94.530

Hail, Bowie

When: January 31, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.330, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: January 31, 5:30 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Coordinates: 31.550, -97.200

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10141023, 10141024, 10141165, 10141166, 10141167, 10141168, 10141169, 10141170, 10141171, 10141172, 10141173, 10141174, 10141175, 10141176, 10141177, 10141178, 10141179, 10141180, 10141181, 10141182, 10141183.