Texas, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 27, 1984

March 27, 1984 · NWS AT · 42 events in 21 counties and zones

33 hail, 5 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • 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
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
42

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

33 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Collin

When
March 27, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.920, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
March 27, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
32.920, -96.630

Hail, Collin

When
March 27, 12:24 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -96.620

Hail, Red River

When
March 27, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -95.080

Hail, Dallas

When
March 27, 12:32 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.850, -96.800

Hail, Red River

When
March 27, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -95.080

Hail, Rockwall

When
March 27, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Rockwall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.870, -96.430

Hail, Red River

When
March 27, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -95.080

Hail, Red River

When
March 27, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -95.080

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.430, -94.050

Hail, Tarrant

When
March 27, 6:10 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.680, -97.450

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -94.530

Hail, Johnson

When
March 27, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -97.330

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 6:50 AM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -94.530

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 6:50 AM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -94.350

Tornado, Atascosa

When
March 27, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Atascosa County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
29.100, -98.480

Hail, Cooke

When
March 27, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.630, -97.150

Hail, Red River

When
March 27, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.670, -95.170

Hail, Denton

When
March 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.400, -96.970

Hail, Collin

When
March 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -96.670

Hail, Denton

When
March 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -97.170

Tornado, Collin

When
March 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.320, -96.780

Hail, Collin

When
March 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -96.670

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
March 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Coordinates
33.500, -94.620

Hail, Foard

When
March 27, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Foard County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Foard

When
March 27, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Foard County
Coordinates
33.980, -99.720

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 4:42 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -94.620

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -94.420

Hail, Collin

When
March 27, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -96.570

Tornado, Hunt

When
March 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Hunt County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.270, -96.180

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.430, -94.050

Hail, Delta

When
March 27, 5:38 PM CST
Where
Delta County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.370, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
March 27, 5:53 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.980, -98.500

Hail, Lamar

When
March 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.820, -95.830

Hail, Upshur

When
March 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Upshur County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.630, -94.980

Hail, Franklin

When
March 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -95.230

Hail, Harrison

When
March 27, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -94.730

Hail, Camp

When
March 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Camp County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -94.970

Hail, Cass

When
March 27, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -94.330

Tornado, Cass

When
March 27, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.980, -94.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Sabine

When
March 27, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Coordinates
31.250, -93.980

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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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: 10144918, 10144919, 10144920, 10141225, 10141226, 10141227, 10141228, 10141229, 10141230, 10141231, 10141232, 10141233, 10141234, 10141235, 10141519, 10141520, 10141521, 10141522, 10141523, 10141524, 10141525, 10141526, 10141527, 10141528, 10141529, 10141530, 10141531, 10141532, 10141533, 10141534, 10141535, 10141536, 10141537, 10141538, 10141539, 10141540, 10141541, 10141542, 10141543, 10141544, and more.