Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 27, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 27, 1991
Start: 1991-10-27T16:07
End: 1991-10-27T22:18
Location: Texas

October 27, 1991 · NWS MAF · 21 events in 11 counties and zones

15 hail, 6 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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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
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

15 hail, 6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ector

When: October 27, 4:07 PM CST
Where: Ector County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.850, -102.370

Hail, Ector

When: October 27, 4:19 PM CST
Where: Ector County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.850, -102.570

Tornado, Bailey

When: October 27, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Bailey County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.220, -102.950

Hail, Midland

When: October 27, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Midland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.000, -102.180

Tornado, Dawson

When: October 27, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Coordinates: 32.730, -102.180

Hail, Ector

When: October 27, 5:04 PM CST
Where: Ector County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.850, -102.370

Tornado, Dawson

When: October 27, 5:06 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 32.720, -102.130

Hail, Pecos

When: October 27, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Pecos County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.830, -101.880

Tornado, Martin

When: October 27, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Martin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 32.220, -101.970

Tornado, Martin

When: October 27, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Martin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Coordinates: 32.230, -101.970

Tornado, Martin

When: October 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Martin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 32.270, -102.020

Hail, Hockley

When: October 27, 6:41 PM CST
Where: Hockley County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.670, -102.420

Hail, Hockley

When: October 27, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Hockley County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.650, -102.300

Hail, Howard

When: October 27, 7:33 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.520, -101.570

Hail, Howard

When: October 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.520, -101.570

Hail, Borden

When: October 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Borden County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.630, -101.600

Hail, Ector

When: October 27, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Ector County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.850, -102.370

Hail, Ector

When: October 27, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Ector County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.850, -102.370

Hail, Dawson

When: October 27, 9:41 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.830, -101.820

Hail, Archer

When: October 27, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Archer County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.800, -98.700

Hail, Wichita

When: October 27, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.900, -98.500

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

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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: 10152314, 10152315, 10152316, 10152317, 10152318, 10152530, 10152531, 10152532, 10152533, 10152534, 10152535, 10152536, 10152537, 10152538, 10152539, 10152540, 10152541, 10152542, 10152543, 10152544, 10152545.