Texas, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Texas, July 2, 1987

July 2, 1987 · NWS SAT · 21 events in 19 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

  • 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
3
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carson

When
July 2, 12:16 AM CST
Where
Carson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -101.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When
July 2, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Cooke County
Coordinates
33.630, -97.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
July 2, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Coordinates
33.370, -97.180

Hail, Young

When
July 2, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Young County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -98.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
July 2, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.750, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
July 2, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Coordinates
32.850, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
July 2, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.100, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
July 2, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.950, -96.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockwall

When
July 2, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Rockwall County
Coordinates
32.930, -96.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When
July 2, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Hunt County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.130, -96.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
July 2, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Coordinates
32.730, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When
July 2, 10:55 AM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Coordinates
33.030, -95.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When
July 2, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Henderson County
Coordinates
32.200, -95.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
July 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
30.330, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, San Jacinto

When
July 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
San Jacinto County
Deaths
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
30.630, -95.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
July 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
30.800, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When
July 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Liberty County
Coordinates
30.350, -95.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
July 2, 4:51 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
29.650, -95.280

Tornado, Parmer

When
July 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Parmer County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
34.770, -102.730

Hail, Hale

When
July 2, 7:23 PM CST
Where
Hale County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -102.000

Hail, Collin

When
July 2, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -96.580

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.

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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: 10144522, 10144523, 10144524, 10144525, 10144526, 10144527, 10144528, 10144529, 10144530, 10144531, 10144532, 10144533, 10144534, 10144535, 10144536, 10144537, 10144538, 10144539, 10144540, 10144541, 10144542.