Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1993
Start: 1993-02-25T03:55
End: 1993-02-25T12:10
Location: Texas

February 25, 1993 · 16 events in 11 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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: $2.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: February 25, 3:55 AM CST
Where: Ellis County, Waxahachie
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Structural damage was done to a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: February 25, 4:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Ellis County, Ennis
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown onto a home for the aged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: February 25, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Ellis County, Midlothian
Coordinates: 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind.

Tornado, Ellis

When: February 25, 4:14 AM CST
Where: Ellis County, Red Oak
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 32.520, -96.800

Eight houses were damaged and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: February 25, 4:45 AM CST to 4:52 AM CST
Where: Kaufman County, Mabank
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A downburst did widespread damage to a 3-mile-swath across the northwest and southwest sides of Mabank. Power lines were blown down, store fronts damaged, the city maintenance building was destroyed, the roof of school partially blown off, and two mobile homes heavily damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: February 25, 4:50 AM CST
Where: Henderson County, Gun Barrel City
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 32.212, -95.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm caused damage to houses, airplanes, and signs across the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: February 25, 6:05 AM CST
Where: Smith County, Tyler
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A shed was blown down by thunderstorm wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: February 25, 6:20 AM CST
Where: Rusk County, New London
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: February 25, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Gregg County, Kilgore
Coordinates: 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: February 25, 6:35 AM CST
Where: Rusk County, Chalk Hill
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: February 25, 7:05 AM CST
Where: Panola County, Beckville
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: February 25, 7:12 AM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County, Darco
Coordinates: 31.616, -94.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The sheriff's office reported marble- to golf ball-size hail in Appleby and Garrison. A few minutes later the sheriff's office reported dime-size hail east of Nacogdoches and several trees down near Douglass.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: February 25, 7:14 AM CST
Where: Panola County, Deadwood
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind.

Tornado, Fort Bend

When: February 25, 11:31 AM CST
Where: Fort Bend County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.500, -95.730

At 1140 CST, Fort Bend Sheriff's Office reported tornado sighted on Farm-to-Market Road 2759 at 1131 CST. Damage to one mobile home and one business.

Tornado, Brazoria

When: February 25, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County, Pearland
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.570, -95.280

The public reported a tornado near the grade school at South Downs and Highway 288.

Tornado, Harris

When: February 25, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Clear Lake
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 29.550, -95.100

Four garages were destroyed. Roof damage to several homes and one apartment complex two blocks east of Bay Area Blvd and Diana Lane in Clear Lake.

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.
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.

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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: 10351406, 10351407, 10351408, 10351409, 10350258, 10351261, 10353181, 10353148, 10351012, 10353149, 10354291, 10354047, 10354292, 10351837, 10348220, 10351237.