Texas, 1983

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 3, 1983

June 3, 1983 · NWS AT · 29 events in 13 counties and zones

18 hail, 6 tornado, 5 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.

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  • 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
$180
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

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

18 hail, 6 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wise

When
June 3, 4:51 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -97.480

Hail, Tarrant

When
June 3, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.900, -97.530

Tornado, Parker

When
June 3, 5:01 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.770, -97.780

Hail, Tarrant

When
June 3, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -97.650

Hail, Parker

When
June 3, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -97.800

Hail, Parker

When
June 3, 5:14 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -97.800

Tornado, Comanche

When
June 3, 5:18 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.000, -98.170

Hail, Parker

When
June 3, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -97.820

Hail, Tarrant

When
June 3, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -97.320

Tornado, Eastland

When
June 3, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.430, -99.300

Tornado, Parker

When
June 3, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.820, -97.630

Hail, Parker

When
June 3, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.600, -97.800

Tornado, Tarrant

When
June 3, 5:47 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.670, -97.420

Hail, Tarrant

When
June 3, 5:59 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.680, -97.450

Hail, Grayson

When
June 3, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.750, -96.550

Hail, Fannin

When
June 3, 6:26 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.680, -96.230

Hail, Fannin

When
June 3, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
June 3, 7:08 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
32.500, -97.170

Hail, Ellis

When
June 3, 7:23 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -96.980

Hail, Hill

When
June 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -97.270

Hail, Johnson

When
June 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.270, -97.200

Hail, Ellis

When
June 3, 7:34 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -96.850

Hail, Ellis

When
June 3, 7:37 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.320, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 3, 7:37 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
32.320, -97.020

Hail, Hill

When
June 3, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -97.130

Tornado, Stephens

When
June 3, 8:22 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.700, -99.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
June 3, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.700, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When
June 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Navarro County
Coordinates
32.220, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.330, -96.480

What these are

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.
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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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: 10141330, 10141331, 10141332, 10141333, 10141334, 10141335, 10141336, 10141337, 10141338, 10141339, 10141340, 10141341, 10141342, 10141343, 10141344, 10141345, 10141346, 10141347, 10141348, 10141349, 10141350, 10141351, 10141352, 10141353, 10141354, 10141355, 10141356, 10141357, 10141358.