Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 18, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 18, 1984
Start: 1984-10-18T13:45
End: 1984-10-18T23:15
Location: Texas

October 18, 1984 · NWS T · 25 events in 12 counties and zones

15 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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: 1
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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

15 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tarrant

When: October 18, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -97.350

Hail, Tarrant

When: October 18, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.730, -97.120

Hail, Dallas

When: October 18, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.650, -96.800

Hail, Bosque

When: October 18, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.850, -97.370

Hail, Hamilton

When: October 18, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.870, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque

When: October 18, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Coordinates: 31.780, -97.580

Hail, Bosque

When: October 18, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.850, -97.370

Hail, Hill

When: October 18, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.000, -97.130

Hail, Bowie

When: October 18, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.450, -94.420

Tornado, Bowie

When: October 18, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 33.470, -94.250

Hail, McLennan

When: October 18, 4:30 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.550, -97.200

Hail, McLennan

When: October 18, 4:43 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.800, -97.100

Hail, Hill

When: October 18, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.900, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: October 18, 5:38 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Coordinates: 31.800, -97.100

Hail, Navarro

When: October 18, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.870, -96.720

Tornado, Hopkins

When: October 18, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.100, -95.750

Tornado, Titus

When: October 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Titus County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.270, -94.920

Hail, Bowie

When: October 18, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.330, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: October 18, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.330, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: October 18, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 33.170, -94.370

Hail, McLennan

When: October 18, 8:00 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.520, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: October 18, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.380, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: October 18, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 33.270, -94.070

Hail, Bell

When: October 18, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.100, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: October 18, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Coordinates: 31.070, -97.470

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Titus	1984-10-18				Direct

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1984

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: 10144991, 10144992, 10144993, 10144994, 10144995, 10141371, 10141372, 10141373, 10141374, 10141375, 10141376, 10141377, 10141378, 10141591, 10141592, 10141593, 10141594, 10141595, 10141596, 10141597, 10141598, 10141599, 10141600, 10141601, 10141602.