Texas, 1993

Tornado in Texas, March 15, 1993

March 15, 1993 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:50 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Matagorda

When
March 15, 10:09 PM CST
Where
Matagorda County, Collegeport
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
28.786, -96.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Texas Department of Public Safety reports a tornado damaged one home, destroyed one carport and three barns, knocked down numerous trees, and caused power outages over a wide area.

What these are

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.

More

Every storm in Texas in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1993Warnings in Texas, March 1993

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: 10354403.