Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 22, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 22, 1992
Start: 1992-02-22T00:45
End: 1992-02-22T22:17
Location: Texas

February 22, 1992 · NWS SJT · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $55,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kimble

When: February 22, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Kimble County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.650, -99.770

Tornado, Fort Bend

When: February 22, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Fort Bend County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.520, -95.800

Hail, Fort Bend

When: February 22, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Fort Bend County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.580, -95.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Fort Bend

When: February 22, 3:45 AM PST
Where: Fort Bend County
Coordinates: 29.450, -96.000

Tornado, Brazoria

When: February 22, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.280, -95.430

Tornado, Brazoria

When: February 22, 6:59 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.050, -95.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Lavaca

When: February 22, 5:10 AM PST
Where: Lavaca County
Coordinates: 29.580, -97.030

Tornado, Galveston

When: February 22, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Galveston County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.420, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When: February 22, 5:35 AM PST
Where: Wharton County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.230, -96.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When: February 22, 5:50 AM PST
Where: Wharton County
Coordinates: 29.250, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When: February 22, 7:00 AM PST
Where: Brazoria County
Coordinates: 29.470, -95.350

Hail, Caldwell

When: February 22, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.880, -97.670

Hail, Lavaca

When: February 22, 10:17 PM CST
Where: Lavaca County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 29.430, -97.170

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.
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 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1992 Warnings in Texas, February 1992

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: 10162129, 10153660, 10162131, 10153659, 10153664, 10153665, 10153661, 10153667, 10153662, 10153663, 10153666, 10162132, 10162133.