Texas, 1993

Hail in Texas, March 16, 1993

March 16, 1993 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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.

Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brazoria

When
March 16, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Brazoria County, Freeport
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freeport Police Dept reported marble- to golfball-size hail in freeport and winds estimated at 50 mph caused some tree damage. Brazoria County Sherrif's Office reported some street flooding.

What these are

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: 10348221.