Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 12, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 12, 1993
Start: 1993-12-12T14:00
End: 1993-12-12T18:00
Location: Texas

December 12, 1993 · 29 events in 24 counties and zones

27 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 29 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

27 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bailey

When: December 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Bailey County, Muleshoe
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.069, -102.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Yoakum

When: December 12, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Yoakum County, Denver City
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamb

When: December 12, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Lamb County, Littlefield
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hockley

When: December 12, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Hockley County, Levelland
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamb

When: December 12, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Lamb County, Olton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Terry

When: December 12, 2:52 PM CST
Where: Terry County, Brownfield
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.174, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hale

When: December 12, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Hale County, Hale Center
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.071, -101.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hale

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hale County, Plainview
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 34.071, -101.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When: December 12, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Lubbock County, Lubbock
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When: December 12, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Lubbock County, Lubbock
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When: December 12, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Lynn County, Tahoka
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When: December 12, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Pampa
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Andrews

When: December 12, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Andrews County, Andrews
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crosby

When: December 12, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Crosby County, Crosbyton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: December 12, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Floyd County, Floydada
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ector

When: December 12, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Ector County, Odessa
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roberts

When: December 12, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Roberts County, Miami
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hemphill

When: December 12, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Hemphill County, Washita
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler

When: December 12, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Shamrock
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickens

When: December 12, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Dickens County, Dickens
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.617, -100.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of thunderstorms formed near the Texas-New Mexico border and swept eastward across the South Plains and part of the Permian Basin. Tree limbs, large trees, sheds and power poles were knocked over and damaged in towns across the region. Severe thunderstorm winds also blew out automobile and home windows, damaged roofs and knocked down fences in many areas. Dozens of power poles were knocked over in Lamb County. Hale County was also hit particularly hard, with wind damage throughout the city of Plainview. Also, a large cotton gin/warehouse collapsed in Cotton Center. Lightning struck a two story farm house five miles east of Plainview; fire totally destroyed the house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Childress

When: December 12, 4:23 PM CST
Where: Childress County, Childress
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.529, -100.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Collingsworth

When: December 12, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Collingsworth County, Wellington
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of thunderstorms developed over the Texas panhandle and moved very rapidly to the east. Outflow winds associated with this line produced winds from 60 to 75 MPH and one report of dime-size hail. Power and phone lines were down, car windows broken from flying debris and numberous signs were blown down. Local Police Departments and Sheriff's offices reported most of the initial damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Goodlett
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Foard

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Foard County, Crowell
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Knox City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.606, -99.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman

When: December 12, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Quanah
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilbarger

When: December 12, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County, Vernon
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.081, -99.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor

When: December 12, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Baylor County, Seymour
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.617, -99.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms in the western part of north Texas during the late afternoon and early evening hours on the 12th produced strong winds. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged signs and the roof of a hotel in Seymour.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilbarger

When: December 12, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County, Vernon
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.081, -99.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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

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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: 10348454, 10355598, 10354911, 10351100, 10354912, 10353002, 10349939, 10349940, 10354442, 10354443, 10354808, 10350639, 10348948, 10352149, 10351658, 10352425, 10353708, 10351239, 10355268, 10352194, 10347756, 10351977, 10351038, 10351760, 10354586, 10351039, 10355442, 10348641, 10355443.