Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 10, 1985

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 10, 1985
Start: 1985-12-10T13:52
End: 1985-12-10T17:10
Location: Texas

December 10, 1985 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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: 4
Property damage: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Williamson

When: December 10, 1:52 PM CST
Where: Williamson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 23 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.480, -97.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: December 10, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Coordinates: 30.780, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When: December 10, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Milam County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.870, -97.130

Tornado, Williamson

When: December 10, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Williamson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.580, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Falls

When: December 10, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Falls County
Coordinates: 31.080, -96.980

What these are

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.
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.

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

Every storm in Texas in 1985 Every state in 1985 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1985

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: 10144133, 10144134, 10144135, 10144136, 10144137.