Texas, 1993

Hail in Texas, March 22, 1993

March 22, 1993 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Victoria

When
March 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Victoria County, Raisin
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported between Coleto Creek and the town of Raisin.

Hail, Harris

When
March 22, 6:50 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Harris County, Midway to Houston
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dropped from 5.00 to 7.00 inches of rain across the northern portions of Houston between 1700 CST to 2100 CST. At 1910 CST, Houston Emergency Management reported flooded underpasses at Holman and Louisiana, and at Navigation and Memorial. Widespread street flooding occurred in northwest Houston with numerous sections of access road to the Interstate 610 loop closed due to the high water.

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: 10355850, 10351238.