Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 15, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 15, 1987
Start: 1987-11-15T11:10
End: 1987-11-15T20:30
Location: Texas

November 15, 1987 · 32 events in 22 counties and zones

17 tornado, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 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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Wind
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 10
Injuries: 192
Property damage: $96 million
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

17 tornado, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: November 15, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.820, -97.600

Tornado, Lee

When: November 15, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.180, -96.950

Tornado, Bell

When: November 15, 12:08 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.200, -97.480

Tornado, Burleson

When: November 15, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Burleson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.580, -96.680

Tornado, Milam

When: November 15, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Milam County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.680, -96.700

Tornado, Madison

When: November 15, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.970, -96.070

Tornado, Leon

When: November 15, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Leon County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.100, -95.970

Tornado, Anderson

When: November 15, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 10.5 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 59 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 31.600, -95.700

Hail, Anderson

When: November 15, 3:12 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.750, -95.630

Tornado, Cherokee

When: November 15, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Rating: F3
Path length: 21 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 75 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 31.820, -95.330

Hail, Cherokee

When: November 15, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.970, -95.270

Tornado, Smith

When: November 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 32.150, -95.200

Hail, Coryell

When: November 15, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Coryell County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.280, -97.980

Tornado, Smith

When: November 15, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.420, -95.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Grimes

When: November 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Grimes County
Coordinates: 30.770, -96.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: November 15, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Coordinates: 32.450, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: November 15, 5:12 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 32.320, -94.970

Hail, Upshur

When: November 15, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.730, -94.930

Tornado, Gregg

When: November 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 32.570, -94.850

Tornado, Upshur

When: November 15, 5:33 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 900 yd
Injuries: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.700, -94.750

Tornado, Harrison

When: November 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 32.670, -94.700

Hail, Upshur

When: November 15, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.800, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: November 15, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 32.820, -94.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: November 15, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 31.700, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: November 15, 6:23 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.220, -94.280

Tornado, Shelby

When: November 15, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.870, -94.180

Tornado, Cass

When: November 15, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12.2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.070, -94.530

Tornado, Panola

When: November 15, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.000, -94.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: November 15, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 33.230, -94.450

Tornado, Bowie

When: November 15, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.330, -94.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: November 15, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.520, -94.350

Hail, Robertson

When: November 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Robertson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.880, -96.600

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Anderson	1987-11-15				Direct

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.
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.

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, November 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: 10137355, 10137356, 10137357, 10137358, 10137359, 10137360, 10137361, 10137362, 10137363, 10137364, 10137365, 10137366, 10137367, 10137368, 10137369, 10137370, 10137371, 10137372, 10137373, 10137374, 10137375, 10137376, 10137377, 10137378, 10137379, 10137380, 10137381, 10137382, 10137383, 10137384, 10137385, 10137386.