Texas, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 3, 1992

March 3, 1992 · NWS AUS · 60 events in 35 counties and zones

32 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 3 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.

  • 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
$525,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
60

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

32 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Swisher

When
March 3, 3:58 PM CST
Where
Swisher County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.420, -101.920

Tornado, McLennan

When
March 3, 4:40 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.380, -97.130

Hail, Randall

When
March 3, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Randall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.170, -101.870

Hail, Armstrong

When
March 3, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Armstrong County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.120, -101.450

Hail, Carson

When
March 3, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Carson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.330, -101.570

Hail, Val Verde

When
March 3, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.050, -101.230

Hail, Val Verde

When
March 3, 6:27 PM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.370, -100.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Real

When
March 3, 4:40 PM PST
Where
Real County
Coordinates
29.730, -99.750

Hail, Val Verde

When
March 3, 6:49 PM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
29.500, -101.070

Hail, Kinney

When
March 3, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Kinney County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.170, -100.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When
March 3, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Potter County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.180, -102.070

Tornado, Coleman

When
March 3, 7:13 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.830, -99.430

Hail, Coleman

When
March 3, 7:13 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.830, -99.430

Hail, Callahan

When
March 3, 7:17 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.130, -99.170

Hail, Concho

When
March 3, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Concho County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.220, -99.850

Hail, Tom Green

When
March 3, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -100.280

Tornado, Coleman

When
March 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.000, -99.220

Hail, Eastland

When
March 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -98.970

Hail, Val Verde

When
March 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
29.380, -100.930

Hail, Runnels

When
March 3, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Runnels County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -100.000

Hail, Comanche

When
March 3, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.980, -98.820

Hail, Mills

When
March 3, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Mills County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.450, -98.570

Hail, Erath

When
March 3, 9:13 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Concho

When
March 3, 7:15 PM PST
Where
Concho County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.520, -99.920

Hail, Uvalde

When
March 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Uvalde County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.220, -100.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland

When
March 3, 7:50 PM PST
Where
Eastland County
Coordinates
32.120, -99.080

Hail, Bexar

When
March 3, 10:01 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.420, -98.500

Hail, Val Verde

When
March 3, 10:19 PM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.370, -100.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Zavala

When
March 3, 8:20 PM PST
Where
Zavala County
Coordinates
28.980, -99.580

Hail, Bastrop

When
March 3, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Bastrop County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.000, -97.170

Hail, McLennan

When
March 3, 10:47 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.650, -97.320

Hail, Hill

When
March 3, 10:48 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -97.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland

When
March 3, 8:55 PM PST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.220, -98.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland

When
March 3, 9:00 PM PST
Where
Eastland County
Coordinates
32.380, -98.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto

When
March 3, 9:00 PM PST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Coordinates
32.800, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
March 3, 9:05 PM PST
Where
Comanche County
Coordinates
32.130, -98.730

Hail, Ellis

When
March 3, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -96.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When
March 3, 9:29 PM PST
Where
Erath County
Coordinates
32.250, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When
March 3, 9:52 PM PST
Where
Travis County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
30.200, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When
March 3, 10:20 PM PST
Where
Parker County
Coordinates
32.950, -98.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
March 3, 10:26 PM PST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.750, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
March 3, 10:30 PM PST
Where
Fayette County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
29.820, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When
March 3, 10:30 PM PST
Where
Parker County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.780, -97.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When
March 3, 10:30 PM PST
Where
Parker County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.870, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop

When
March 3, 10:35 PM PST
Where
Bastrop County
Coordinates
30.120, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When
March 3, 10:35 PM PST
Where
Parker County
Coordinates
32.980, -97.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
March 3, 10:39 PM PST
Where
Fayette County
Coordinates
29.950, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
March 3, 10:43 PM PST
Where
Tarrant County
Coordinates
32.900, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
March 3, 10:45 PM PST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
30.180, -96.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
March 3, 10:45 PM PST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.750, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
March 3, 10:45 PM PST
Where
Wise County
Coordinates
33.080, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
March 3, 10:55 PM PST
Where
Wise County
Coordinates
33.230, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
March 3, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.930, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
March 3, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Denton County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
33.270, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells

When
March 3, 11:04 PM PST
Where
Jim Wells County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
27.750, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
March 3, 11:13 PM PST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.320, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells

When
March 3, 11:20 PM PST
Where
Jim Wells County
Coordinates
27.750, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When
March 3, 11:30 PM PST
Where
Nueces County
Coordinates
27.900, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
March 3, 11:35 PM PST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.650, -96.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When
March 3, 11:55 PM PST
Where
Nueces County
Coordinates
27.780, -97.420

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.

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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: 10158742, 10153675, 10158743, 10158745, 10158746, 10158751, 10158752, 10153676, 10158754, 10158755, 10153677, 10153678, 10158757, 10158758, 10158759, 10158760, 10153680, 10158761, 10158762, 10158763, 10158767, 10158768, 10158769, 10153679, 10158771, 10153681, 10158772, 10158773, 10153682, 10158774, 10158775, 10158776, 10153683, 10153684, 10153685, 10153686, 10158777, 10153687, 10153688, 10153689, and more.