Texas, 1983

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 5, 1983

June 5, 1983 · NWS NG · 28 events in 13 counties and zones

11 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 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.

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  • 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
4
Property damage
$253,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
28

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

11 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jones

When
June 5, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.120, -99.980

Tornado, Jones

When
June 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.920, -100.080

Tornado, Taylor

When
June 5, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.830, -100.050

Tornado, Taylor

When
June 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.250, -99.820

Hail, Callahan

When
June 5, 3:43 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
32.300, -99.380

Tornado, Jones

When
June 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.150, -99.900

Tornado, Callahan

When
June 5, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.220, -99.800

Hail, Brown

When
June 5, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -99.020

Hail, Brown

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -99.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
30.150, -93.700

Hail, Clay

When
June 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.820, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.820, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Mills

When
June 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Mills County
Coordinates
31.500, -98.630

Hail, Clay

When
June 5, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.820, -98.200

Hail, Wise

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.370, -97.400

Hail, Jones

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
32.580, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.370, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When
June 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.600, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
June 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.180, -97.170

Hail, Jones

When
June 5, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.950, -99.780

Hail, Jones

When
June 5, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.950, -99.780

Hail, Dallas

When
June 5, 10:51 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Llano

When
June 5, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Llano County
Coordinates
30.680, -98.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Llano

When
June 5, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Llano County
Coordinates
30.730, -98.420

Hail, Shackelford

When
June 5, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -99.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Shackelford

When
June 5, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County
Coordinates
32.720, -99.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Llano

When
June 5, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Llano County
Coordinates
30.650, -98.420

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10142456, 10142457, 10142458, 10142459, 10142460, 10142461, 10142462, 10142463, 10142464, 10142465, 10142466, 10142467, 10142468, 10142469, 10142470, 10142471, 10142472, 10142473, 10142474, 10142475, 10142476, 10142477, 10142478, 10142479, 10142480, 10142481, 10142482, 10142483.