Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 6, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 6, 1983
Start: 1983-06-06T00:00
End: 1983-06-06T19:50
Location: Texas

June 6, 1983 · NWS AT · 36 events in 16 counties and zones

19 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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

19 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Burnet

When: June 6, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Burnet County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.570, -98.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet

When: June 6, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Burnet County
Coordinates: 30.570, -98.270

Hail, Uvalde

When: June 6, 10:05 AM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.120, -99.920

Hail, Zavala

When: June 6, 10:20 AM CST
Where: Zavala County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.950, -99.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Zavala

When: June 6, 10:50 AM CST
Where: Zavala County
Coordinates: 28.680, -99.820

Hail, Zavala

When: June 6, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Zavala County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.680, -99.820

Tornado, Frio

When: June 6, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Frio County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 567 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.780, -99.120

Hail, La Salle

When: June 6, 11:40 AM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.450, -99.220

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When: June 6, 11:40 AM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 28.450, -99.220

Hail, La Salle

When: June 6, 11:55 AM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.470, -99.000

Hail, La Salle

When: June 6, 12:15 PM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.470, -99.000

Hail, La Salle

When: June 6, 12:15 PM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.320, -99.130

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When: June 6, 12:15 PM CST
Where: La Salle County
Coordinates: 28.320, -99.130

Tornado, Bee

When: June 6, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Bee County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 28.250, -97.670

Hail, La Salle

When: June 6, 12:30 PM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.320, -99.130

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When: June 6, 12:30 PM CST
Where: La Salle County
Coordinates: 28.320, -99.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Atascosa

When: June 6, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Atascosa County
Coordinates: 28.720, -98.780

Tornado, Duval

When: June 6, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Duval County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.120, -98.620

Hail, Jim Wells

When: June 6, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Jim Wells County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 27.800, -98.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells

When: June 6, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Jim Wells County
Coordinates: 27.800, -98.130

Hail, Jim Wells

When: June 6, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Jim Wells County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 27.750, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells

When: June 6, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Jim Wells County
Coordinates: 27.750, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Webb

When: June 6, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Webb County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 27.620, -99.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Kleberg

When: June 6, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Kleberg County
Coordinates: 27.520, -97.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When: June 6, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Nueces County
Coordinates: 27.580, -97.800

Hail, Kleberg

When: June 6, 2:37 PM CST
Where: Kleberg County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 27.520, -97.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Webb

When: June 6, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Webb County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 27.620, -99.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo

When: June 6, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Coordinates: 26.480, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo

When: June 6, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Coordinates: 26.300, -98.170

Hail, Hidalgo

When: June 6, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 26.300, -98.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo

When: June 6, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Coordinates: 26.170, -97.980

Hail, Hidalgo

When: June 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 26.350, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: June 6, 6:43 PM CST
Where: Cameron County
Coordinates: 26.180, -97.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: June 6, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Cameron County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 26.130, -97.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Willacy

When: June 6, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Willacy County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 26.550, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When: June 6, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.680, -101.170

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.

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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: 10142484, 10142485, 10142486, 10142487, 10142488, 10142489, 10142490, 10142491, 10142492, 10142493, 10142494, 10142495, 10142496, 10142497, 10142498, 10142499, 10142500, 10142501, 10142502, 10142503, 10142504, 10142505, 10142506, 10142507, 10142508, 10143365, 10143366, 10143367, 10143368, 10143369, 10143370, 10143371, 10143372, 10143583, 10143584, 10143585.