Texas, 1985Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 29, 1985
March 29, 1985 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Callahan
- When
- March 29, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -99.570
Tornado, Callahan
- When
- March 29, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -99.320
Tornado, Callahan
- When
- March 29, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -99.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Shackelford
- When
- March 29, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Shackelford County
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -99.370
Tornado, Stephens
- When
- March 29, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -99.000
Hail, Eastland
- When
- March 29, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Eastland County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -98.970
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, March 29, 1985$50,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 29, 19851 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 29, 19854.5 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 29, 198550 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, March 29, 19851 event
- Hail in Arkansas, March 29, 19850.88 in hail · 1 event
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: 10143880, 10143881, 10143882, 10143883, 10143884, 10143885.