Tornado and Damaging Winds in Texas, November 23, 1983

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Texas, November 23, 1983
Start: 1983-11-23T00:10
End: 1983-11-23T05:00
Location: Texas

November 23, 1983 · NWS T · 46 events in 28 counties and zones

45 thunderstorm wind, 1 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: 20
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 46

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

45 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe

When: November 23, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Guadalupe County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 29.570, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos

When: November 23, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Brazos County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 30.580, -96.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Freestone

When: November 23, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Freestone County
Coordinates: 31.720, -96.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: November 23, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.700, -95.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: November 23, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.530, -95.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: November 23, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Coordinates: 32.520, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: November 23, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 31.750, -95.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: November 23, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Anderson County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 31.920, -95.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: November 23, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.350, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: November 23, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.530, -95.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: November 23, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Henderson County
Coordinates: 32.200, -95.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: November 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.020, -95.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: November 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Upshur County
Coordinates: 32.730, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 33.180, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Camp

When: November 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Camp County
Coordinates: 33.000, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: November 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 32.580, -95.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When: November 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Titus County
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 33.170, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: November 23, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 32.750, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: November 23, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.520, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: November 23, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Gregg County
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.380, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When: November 23, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Morris County
Coordinates: 33.030, -94.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: November 23, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 31.620, -95.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: November 23, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 31.870, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: November 23, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.430, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: November 23, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 31.950, -95.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: November 23, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 32.330, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: November 23, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Upshur County
Coordinates: 32.580, -95.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: November 23, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Gregg County
Coordinates: 32.380, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 23, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.420, -94.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: November 23, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 32.750, -94.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: November 23, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Bowie County
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 33.450, -94.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 23, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.570, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: November 23, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 32.930, -94.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 23, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.720, -94.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: November 23, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.470, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 23, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 32.670, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: November 23, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 31.770, -94.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: November 23, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 28.620, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler

When: November 23, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Tyler County
Coordinates: 30.730, -94.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When: November 23, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Titus County
Coordinates: 33.250, -94.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: November 23, 2:41 AM CST
Where: Harris County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.650, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: November 23, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Coordinates: 31.600, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity

When: November 23, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Trinity County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 30.920, -95.250

Thunderstorm Wind, San Augustine

When: November 23, 3:30 AM CST
Where: San Augustine County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 31.350, -94.070

Tornado, Orange

When: November 23, 4:55 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.130, -93.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: November 23, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 30.130, -93.770

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.

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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: 10143661, 10143662, 10143663, 10143664, 10143665, 10143666, 10143667, 10143668, 10143669, 10143670, 10143671, 10143672, 10143673, 10143674, 10143675, 10143676, 10143677, 10143678, 10143679, 10143680, 10143681, 10143682, 10143683, 10143684, 10143685, 10143686, 10143687, 10143688, 10143689, 10143690, 10143691, 10143692, 10143693, 10143694, 10143695, 10143696, 10143697, 10143698, 10143699, 10143700, and more.