Texas, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 3, 1987

June 3, 1987 · NWS SAT · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

5 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Val Verde

When
June 3, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -100.950

Hail, Uvalde

When
June 3, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Uvalde County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.350, -99.750

Hail, Cameron

When
June 3, 1:07 PM CST
Where
Cameron County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
26.180, -97.700

Tornado, McLennan

When
June 3, 3:40 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
31.420, -97.050

Tornado, McLennan

When
June 3, 3:42 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
31.480, -96.930

Tornado, Falls

When
June 3, 3:58 PM CST
Where
Falls County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
31.250, -97.000

Hail, McLennan

When
June 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.530, -96.970

Tornado, Falls

When
June 3, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Falls County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
31.280, -97.070

Hail, Smith

When
June 3, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -95.350

What these are

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10140891, 10140892, 10140893, 10140894, 10140895, 10140896, 10140897, 10140898, 10140899.