Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 26, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 26, 1983
Start: 1983-03-26T01:45
End: 1983-03-26T06:40
Location: Texas

March 26, 1983 · NWS MT · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 4 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: 7
Property damage: $278,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hill

When: March 26, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Hill County
Coordinates: 32.000, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos

When: March 26, 3:40 AM CST
Where: Brazos County
Coordinates: 30.670, -96.370

Tornado, Victoria

When: March 26, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Victoria County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.920, -97.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Victoria

When: March 26, 4:35 AM CST
Where: Victoria County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 28.800, -96.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Victoria

When: March 26, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Victoria County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 28.850, -96.920

Tornado, Liberty

When: March 26, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Liberty County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 30.050, -94.830

Tornado, Brazoria

When: March 26, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.420, -95.250

Tornado, Brazoria

When: March 26, 6:40 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.550, -95.020

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.
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

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: 10142412, 10142413, 10142414, 10142415, 10142416, 10142417, 10142418, 10142419.