Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 21, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 21, 1992
Start: 1992-11-21T02:45
End: 1992-11-21T18:00
Location: Texas

November 21, 1992 · NWS MAF · 26 events in 13 counties and zones

19 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 34
Property damage: $357 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: November 21, 2:45 AM PST
Where: Midland County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 31.900, -102.200

Tornado, Wharton

When: November 21, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.380, -96.180

Tornado, Wharton

When: November 21, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.300, -96.280

Tornado, Wharton

When: November 21, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.300, -96.130

Tornado, Harris

When: November 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 29.680, -95.800

Tornado, Harris

When: November 21, 2:28 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F2
Path length: 21 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 29.780, -95.770

Tornado, Fort Bend

When: November 21, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Fort Bend County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 29.620, -95.750

Tornado, Fort Bend

When: November 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Fort Bend County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.470, -95.620

Tornado, Brazoria

When: November 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.570, -95.280

Tornado, Harris

When: November 21, 3:12 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.570, -95.280

Tornado, Harris

When: November 21, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 29.700, -95.380

Tornado, Harris

When: November 21, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F3
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 30.020, -95.080

Tornado, Liberty

When: November 21, 3:27 PM CST
Where: Liberty County
Rating: F3
Path length: 28 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.100, -95.030

Tornado, Harris

When: November 21, 3:27 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F4
Path length: 20 mi
Path width: 1,800 yd
Injuries: 15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250 million
Coordinates: 29.730, -95.280

Tornado, Liberty

When: November 21, 3:49 PM CST
Where: Liberty County
Rating: F4
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.950, -95.000

Tornado, Polk

When: November 21, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.580, -94.800

Tornado, Harris

When: November 21, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.930, -95.020

Tornado, Liberty

When: November 21, 4:26 PM CST
Where: Liberty County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.950, -95.000

Tornado, Galveston

When: November 21, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Galveston County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.400, -94.900

Hail, Shelby

When: November 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.920, -94.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When: November 21, 4:00 PM PST
Where: Brazoria County
Coordinates: 29.420, -95.250

Tornado, Jasper

When: November 21, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.430, -93.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When: November 21, 4:30 PM PST
Where: Chambers County
Coordinates: 29.850, -94.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: November 21, 4:45 PM PST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Coordinates: 31.600, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Angelina

When: November 21, 5:00 PM PST
Where: Angelina County
Coordinates: 31.280, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When: November 21, 5:15 PM PST
Where: Chambers County
Coordinates: 29.770, -94.680

What these are

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.
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.

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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, November 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: 10153874, 10153875, 10153876, 10153877, 10153878, 10153879, 10153880, 10153881, 10153882, 10153883, 10153884, 10153885, 10153886, 10153887, 10153888, 10153890, 10153891, 10153892, 10153894, 10154852, 10153889, 10153898, 10153893, 10153895, 10153896, 10153897.