Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, January 23, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, January 23, 1993
Start: 1993-01-23T18:30
End: 1993-01-23T23:01
Location: Texas

January 23, 1993 · 26 events in 21 counties and zones

19 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 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: $99,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

19 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: January 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Paris
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed by high wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: January 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, Greenville
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Red River

When: January 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Red River County, Negley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.621, -95.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: January 23, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Waxahachie
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and one awning were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: January 23, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Hunt County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roof damage occurred in the southwest part of county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: January 23, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was damaged near the Hunt county line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockwall

When: January 23, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Rockwall County, Rockwall
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.898, -96.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Road signs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: January 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Navarro County, Corsicana
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 32.047, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A utility pole was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: January 23, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Navarro County, Corsicana
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.047, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs down damaged roofs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: January 23, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Peerless
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When: January 23, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When: January 23, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Titus County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.217, -94.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three mobile homes were blown over on FM 1000.

Hail, Franklin

When: January 23, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three quarter inch hail was reported from various sections across the county. Extensive tree damage occurred from high thunderstorm wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: January 23, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three quarter inch hail was reported from various sections across the county. Extensive tree damage occurred from high thunderstorm wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camp

When: January 23, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Camp County, Pittsburg
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: January 23, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Wood County, Yantis
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: January 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Linden
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: January 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Upshur County, Quitman
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed.

Hail, Guadalupe

When: January 23, 8:48 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County, Marion
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.583, -97.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed on highway 47.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: January 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Jefferson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed on highway 47.

Hail, Rusk

When: January 23, 9:03 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Hooks
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed between Henderson and Overton.

Hail, Rusk

When: January 23, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Red Water
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed between Henderson and Overton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: January 23, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed between Henderson and Overton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: January 23, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Panola County, Murval Lake
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed on Highway 333.

Hail, Fayette

When: January 23, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Cistern
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,Dime-size hail was reported by a rainfall observer.

Hail, Shelby

When: January 23, 11:01 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Shelbyville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Car windows were broken out. ~ 8 SW Center,23,2312CST,,,0,0,?,?,Hail (1.00)

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.

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: 10354762, 10350112, 10353496, 10351404, 10350113, 10350517, 10352598, 10354071, 10354072, 10351277, 10354007, 10355778, 10351707, 10351708, 10348428, 10355487, 10348615, 10356064, 10351138, 10354871, 10353140, 10353141, 10353142, 10354288, 10351622, 10352628.