Texas, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Texas, September 13, 1987

September 13, 1987 · NWS LBB · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Floyd

When
September 13, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Floyd County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
60 yd
Coordinates
34.050, -101.380

Hail, Hale

When
September 13, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Hale County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.870, -101.600

Hail, Castro

When
September 13, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Castro County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.550, -102.320

Hail, Hale

When
September 13, 2:07 AM CST
Where
Hale County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.280, -101.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
September 13, 3:10 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
33.170, -99.750

Hail, Pecos

When
September 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Pecos County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.700, -103.080

Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso

When
September 13, 6:30 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
31.580, -106.270

Hail, Dawson

When
September 13, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -101.950

Hail, Borden

When
September 13, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Borden County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -101.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Scurry

When
September 13, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Coordinates
32.720, -100.900

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

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: 10141127, 10141128, 10141129, 10141130, 10141131, 10141132, 10141133, 10141134, 10141135, 10141136.