Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 8, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 8, 1992
Start: 1992-03-08T13:30
End: 1992-03-08T23:07
Location: Texas

March 8, 1992 · NWS SPS · 23 events in 11 counties and zones

20 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

20 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Callahan

When: March 8, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Callahan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.230, -99.500

Hail, Young

When: March 8, 3:02 PM CST
Where: Young County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.370, -98.770

Hail, Wichita

When: March 8, 3:54 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.850, -98.830

Hail, Archer

When: March 8, 3:59 PM CST
Where: Archer County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.600, -98.630

Tornado, Baylor

When: March 8, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Baylor County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.620, -99.270

Hail, Baylor

When: March 8, 5:13 PM CST
Where: Baylor County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.780, -98.980

Hail, Wilbarger

When: March 8, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.950, -99.030

Hail, Archer

When: March 8, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Archer County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.730, -98.970

Hail, Wichita

When: March 8, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.850, -98.700

Hail, Archer

When: March 8, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Archer County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.800, -98.700

Tornado, Archer

When: March 8, 5:59 PM CST
Where: Archer County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.730, -98.880

Hail, Archer

When: March 8, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Archer County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.820, -98.530

Hail, Wichita

When: March 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.900, -98.500

Hail, Archer

When: March 8, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Archer County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 33.800, -98.580

Hail, Wichita

When: March 8, 6:39 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.900, -98.500

Hail, Clay

When: March 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.820, -98.200

Hail, Taylor

When: March 8, 8:28 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.420, -99.680

Hail, Jack

When: March 8, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Jack County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.320, -98.000

Hail, Jack

When: March 8, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Jack County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.320, -98.000

Hail, Wise

When: March 8, 9:58 PM CST
Where: Wise County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 33.220, -97.770

Hail, Wise

When: March 8, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Wise County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.220, -97.770

Hail, Denton

When: March 8, 11:07 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.420, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: March 8, 10:45 PM PST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.330, -97.320

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, March 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: 10160388, 10160390, 10160391, 10160392, 10149857, 10160399, 10160401, 10160403, 10160404, 10160407, 10149858, 10160409, 10160412, 10160414, 10160416, 10160421, 10146688, 10161014, 10161021, 10161025, 10161034, 10161037, 10149859.