Texas, 1993Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 23, 1993
August 23, 1993 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Hail, Ector
- When
- August 23, 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, W Odessa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KOSA-TV reported quarter-size hail and The Odessa American newspaper reported roof damage to two homes in west Odessa.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ector
- When
- August 23, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, W Odessa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KOSA-TV reported quarter-size hail and The Odessa American newspaper reported roof damage to two homes in west Odessa.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crane
- When
- August 23, 7:14 PM CST
- Where
- Crane County, Crane
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The public reported 60-mph winds at Sandhill Ranch.
Thunderstorm Wind, Reeves
- When
- August 23, 10:22 PM CST
- Where
- Reeves County, Balmorhea
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.323, -103.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A Skywarn spotter reported winds of 60 mph or greater in extreme southern Reeves County.
Hail, Jeff Davis
- When
- August 23, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jeff Davis County, N of Fort Davis
- Measured
- 4 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.716, -104.140 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Border Patrol reported hail as big as grapefruits fell on a rural area between Fort Davis and Balmorhea on Texas Highway 17.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 23, 1993$6.2 million · 1 in hail · 25 events
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 23, 1993$109,000 · F1 · 32 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 23, 1993$506,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 23, 1993$71,000 · 52 kt wind · 16 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 23, 1993$71,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 23, 1993$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 23, 1993$5,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 23, 19932 events
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 23, 1993$10,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 23, 199380 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 23, 1993$5,000 · 1 event
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: 10352417, 10352418, 10352000, 10353582, 10350362.