Damaging Winds in Texas, December 19, 1987

Name: Damaging Winds in Texas, December 19, 1987
Start: 1987-12-19T07:30
End: 1987-12-19T14:25
Location: Texas

December 19, 1987 · NWS FTW · 36 events in 29 counties and zones

36 thunderstorm wind, 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: 4
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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

36 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: December 19, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Comanche County
Coordinates: 31.950, -98.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When: December 19, 7:55 AM CST
Where: Erath County
Coordinates: 32.230, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: December 19, 8:05 AM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Coordinates: 31.630, -98.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: December 19, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Coordinates: 31.750, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque

When: December 19, 8:31 AM CST
Where: Bosque County
Coordinates: 31.770, -97.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell

When: December 19, 9:04 AM CST
Where: Coryell County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 31.250, -97.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: December 19, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 32.350, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: December 19, 9:18 AM CST
Where: McLennan County
Coordinates: 31.450, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: December 19, 9:20 AM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates: 32.430, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: December 19, 9:25 AM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 31.550, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: December 19, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Bell County
Coordinates: 31.020, -97.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Hill

When: December 19, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Hill County
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.080, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: December 19, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Ellis County
Coordinates: 32.320, -96.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: December 19, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Navarro County
Coordinates: 32.100, -96.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: December 19, 10:20 AM CST
Where: Grayson County
Coordinates: 33.630, -96.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: December 19, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Henderson County
Coordinates: 32.350, -96.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: December 19, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 31.630, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop

When: December 19, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Bastrop County
Coordinates: 30.270, -97.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: December 19, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.230, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: December 19, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Houston County
Coordinates: 31.550, -95.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: December 19, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 31.620, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: December 19, 12:01 PM CST
Where: Houston County
Coordinates: 31.250, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: December 19, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Coordinates: 31.550, -95.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Lavaca

When: December 19, 12:14 PM CST
Where: Lavaca County
Coordinates: 29.450, -96.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When: December 19, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Walker County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 30.720, -95.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: December 19, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Coordinates: 32.580, -94.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: December 19, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 32.270, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: December 19, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 32.150, -94.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: December 19, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 32.780, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: December 19, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.150, -94.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: December 19, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 32.600, -94.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: December 19, 12:44 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Coordinates: 32.480, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: December 19, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 32.480, -94.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: December 19, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 31.730, -94.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Austin

When: December 19, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Austin County
Coordinates: 29.780, -96.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: December 19, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 29.730, -95.370

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.

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

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: 10138500, 10138501, 10138502, 10138503, 10138504, 10138505, 10138506, 10138507, 10138508, 10138509, 10138510, 10138511, 10138512, 10138513, 10138514, 10138515, 10138516, 10138517, 10138518, 10138519, 10138520, 10138521, 10138522, 10138523, 10138524, 10138525, 10138526, 10138527, 10138528, 10138529, 10138530, 10138531, 10138532, 10138533, 10138534, 10138535.