Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 16, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 16, 1987
Start: 1987-03-16T13:40
End: 1987-03-16T23:20
Location: Texas

March 16, 1987 · 24 events in 19 counties and zones

18 hail, 3 tornado, 3 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.

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: 3
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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 hail, 3 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Dallas

When: March 16, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 32.770, -96.780

Hail, Cottle

When: March 16, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Cottle County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.020, -100.470

Hail, Stonewall

When: March 16, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Stonewall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.220, -100.320

Hail, Knox

When: March 16, 3:06 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.750, -99.800

Hail, Knox

When: March 16, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.750, -99.800

Hail, Foard

When: March 16, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Foard County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.920, -99.800

Hail, Taylor

When: March 16, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.450, -99.730

Hail, Runnels

When: March 16, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Runnels County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.870, -100.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When: March 16, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 31.450, -100.150

Hail, Val Verde

When: March 16, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 29.370, -100.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: March 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Coordinates: 32.750, -96.470

Hail, Kinney

When: March 16, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Kinney County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.380, -100.420

Hail, Zavala

When: March 16, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Zavala County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.870, -99.750

Hail, Uvalde

When: March 16, 8:24 PM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.220, -99.800

Hail, Harrison

When: March 16, 9:12 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.670, -94.370

Tornado, Smith

When: March 16, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.500, -95.550

Hail, Marion

When: March 16, 9:22 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -94.250

Tornado, Wood

When: March 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.630, -95.480

Hail, Marion

When: March 16, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.850, -94.230

Hail, Cass

When: March 16, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.920, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque

When: March 16, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Coordinates: 32.200, -97.620

Hail, Smith

When: March 16, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.430, -95.350

Hail, Cass

When: March 16, 11:12 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.120, -94.470

Hail, Marion

When: March 16, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.850, -94.470

What these are

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1987 Warnings in Texas, March 1987

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: 10144395, 10144396, 10144397, 10144398, 10144399, 10144400, 10144401, 10144402, 10144403, 10144404, 10144405, 10144406, 10144407, 10144408, 10144409, 10144410, 10144411, 10144412, 10144413, 10144414, 10144415, 10144416, 10144417, 10144418.