Texas, 1993

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 3, 1993

August 3, 1993 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$66,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Nolan

When
August 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Nolan County, Blackwell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.304, -100.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Coke

When
August 3, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Coke County, Robert Lee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported by the public at Oak Creek Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When
August 3, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Lamar County, Brookston
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A telephone pole was blown onto a road by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
August 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, De Soto
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso

When
August 3, 3:36 PM CST
Where
El Paso County, El Paso to Horizon City
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
31.769, -106.235 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorms developed over portions of eastern New Mexico and far west Texas ahead of an outflow boundary during the early afternoon. One of the storms moved south over southeastern portions of El Paso producing a downburst that struck Horizon City (12 miles southeast of El Paso) collapsing the frame of a house under construction. The damage was extremely localized and apparently enhanced by the orientation of a nearby house and mobile home. A construction worker suffered fatal injuries as the frame collapsed.

Hail, Marion

When
August 3, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Marion County, Jefferson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
August 3, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Marion County, Jefferson
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
August 3, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Cass County, Wright to
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso1993-08-03Direct

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10354236, 10347832, 10354763, 10352322, 10351397, 10354876, 10354877, 10348621.