Hail, Zapata
- When
- April 8, 1:04 AM CST
- Where
- Zapata County, Zapata
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.001, -99.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Department of Public Safety reported golf ball-size hail in Zapata.
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 8, 1993
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- $60,000
- Events
- 9
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
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Starr
- When
- April 8, 1:50 AM CST
- Where
- Starr County, El Sauz
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.562, -98.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A DEA site reported golf ball-size that lasted 5 minutes and gusty winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brooks
- When
- April 8, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brooks County, Falfurrias
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 27.032, -98.219 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A report from KPSO Radio in Falfurrias, reported power lines down along Highway 281 between Falfurrias and Premont. Damage was also reported to some small buildings along Highway 281.
Hail, Jim Wells
- When
- April 8, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Countywide
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The sheriff's office reported golf ball-size hail. The Alice Weather Office recorded wind gusts to 69 mph. Several power outages were reported in the area. The sheriff's office reported numerous large limbs down and several trees uprooted and over roadways.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells
- When
- April 8, 2:03 AM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Alice
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The sheriff's office reported golf ball-size hail. The Alice Weather Office recorded wind gusts to 69 mph. Several power outages were reported in the area. The sheriff's office reported numerous large limbs down and several trees uprooted and over roadways.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells
- When
- April 8, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The sheriff's office reported golf ball-size hail. The Alice Weather Office recorded wind gusts to 69 mph. Several power outages were reported in the area. The sheriff's office reported numerous large limbs down and several trees uprooted and over roadways.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo
- When
- April 8, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, Edinburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The sheriff's office reported several stop signs blown over and numerous limbs down.
Tornado, Kleberg
- When
- April 8, 2:43 AM CST
- Where
- Kleberg County, Kingsville
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 27.520, -97.870
The Department of Public Safety and the Kingsville Police Department reported a tornado in the northeast part of Kingsville. A travel-trailer was destroyed and some buildings sustained structural damage. A portion of the roof on the Sage Motel was blown off. Several trees in the areas were uprooted.
Tornado, Duval
- When
- April 8, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Duval County, Ramirez
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 27.350, -98.420
The sheriff's office reported eight mobile homes were damaged and at least two were completely TEXAS, Southern Cont'd destroyed in Ramirez. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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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: 10355065, 10353390, 10348578, 10350487, 10350488, 10350489, 10350080, 10354531, 10351354.