Tornado and Hail in Texas, August 3, 1986

Name: Tornado and Hail in Texas, August 3, 1986
Start: 1986-08-03T00:15
End: 1986-08-03T18:50
Location: Texas

August 3, 1986 · NWS SAT · 32 events in 17 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 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: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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

18 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When: August 3, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Moore County
Coordinates: 35.850, -101.970

Hail, Harrison

When: August 3, 2:25 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.700, -94.450

Hail, Harrison

When: August 3, 2:25 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.430, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: August 3, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.370, -94.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: August 3, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.050, -94.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: August 3, 4:38 AM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 31.800, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: August 3, 4:38 AM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 31.950, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: August 3, 4:50 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.370, -95.280

Hail, Gregg

When: August 3, 5:35 AM CST
Where: Gregg County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -94.830

Hail, Gregg

When: August 3, 5:35 AM CST
Where: Gregg County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.380, -94.580

Hail, Rusk

When: August 3, 5:38 AM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.130, -94.770

Hail, Rusk

When: August 3, 5:38 AM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.300, -94.520

Hail, Panola

When: August 3, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.250, -94.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When: August 3, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.750, -98.900

Tornado, Bell

When: August 3, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Rating: F0
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 31.100, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: August 3, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 32.750, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: August 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.800, -97.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: August 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Coordinates: 32.720, -94.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: August 3, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.700, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: August 3, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Coordinates: 32.580, -94.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: August 3, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.500, -94.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: August 3, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: August 3, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Coordinates: 33.320, -97.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: August 3, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 32.880, -95.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: August 3, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 32.770, -95.430

Hail, Kaufman

When: August 3, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -96.470

Hail, Wharton

When: August 3, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.320, -96.100

Hail, Wharton

When: August 3, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.250, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When: August 3, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Coordinates: 29.120, -96.400

Hail, Wharton

When: August 3, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.270, -95.950

Hail, Colorado

When: August 3, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.600, -96.520

Hail, Colorado

When: August 3, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.770, -96.380

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10142152, 10143005, 10143006, 10143007, 10143008, 10143009, 10143010, 10143011, 10143012, 10143013, 10143014, 10143015, 10143016, 10141449, 10141450, 10141451, 10141452, 10141453, 10141454, 10141455, 10141456, 10141457, 10141458, 10141459, 10141460, 10141461, 10141462, 10141463, 10141464, 10141465, 10141466, 10141467.