Texas, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 31, 1992

October 31, 1992 · NWS SJT · 25 events in 18 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
25

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 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Comanche

When
October 31, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.120, -98.470

Hail, Wise

When
October 31, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.220, -97.650

Hail, Erath

When
October 31, 6:11 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.300, -98.130

Tornado, Wise

When
October 31, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
33.230, -97.480

Hail, Cooke

When
October 31, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.480, -97.170

Hail, Denton

When
October 31, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.370, -97.180

Hail, Kinney

When
October 31, 8:06 PM CST
Where
Kinney County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.320, -100.800

Hail, Ellis

When
October 31, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.520, -96.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When
October 31, 6:50 PM PST
Where
Val Verde County
Coordinates
29.370, -100.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Somervell

When
October 31, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Somervell County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.300, -97.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Hood

When
October 31, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Hood County
Coordinates
32.330, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
October 31, 7:12 PM PST
Where
Denton County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
33.220, -97.150

Hail, Tom Green

When
October 31, 9:31 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -100.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
October 31, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
32.430, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
October 31, 8:15 PM PST
Where
Ellis County
Coordinates
32.480, -96.980

Hail, Coleman

When
October 31, 10:32 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.730, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
October 31, 8:45 PM PST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.770, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Jack

When
October 31, 10:45 PM PST
Where
Jack County
Coordinates
33.220, -98.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Terrell

When
October 31, 10:53 PM PST
Where
Terrell County
Coordinates
30.050, -102.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto

When
October 31, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Coordinates
32.770, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
October 31, 11:15 PM PST
Where
Wise County
Coordinates
33.370, -97.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
October 31, 11:40 PM PST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
32.930, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
October 31, 11:44 PM PST
Where
Tarrant County
Coordinates
32.750, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
October 31, 11:53 PM PST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.370, -97.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
October 31, 11:59 PM PST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
32.900, -97.030

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.

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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: 10158555, 10158559, 10157111, 10152777, 10157112, 10157113, 10157115, 10157119, 10152778, 10152779, 10152780, 10152781, 10157130, 10152782, 10152783, 10157139, 10152784, 10152785, 10152786, 10152787, 10152788, 10152789, 10152790, 10152791, 10152792.