Texas, 1993

Hail in Texas, March 27, 1993

March 27, 1993 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$12,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Scurry

When
March 27, 2:12 PM CST
Where
Scurry County, Snyder
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.746, -100.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail fell from a thunderstorm in northern Scurry County. No significant damage resulted.

Hail, Fisher

When
March 27, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Fisher County, Roby
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.743, -100.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Larger than golfball-size hail fell in central Fisher County. The hail caused damage to roofs and vehicles in Roby.

Hail, Fisher

When
March 27, 5:06 PM CST
Where
Fisher County, Sylvester
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.743, -100.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Larger than golfball-size hail fell in central Fisher County. The hail caused damage to roofs and vehicles in Roby.

Hail, Jones

When
March 27, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Jones County, Avoca
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.740, -99.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shackleford

When
March 27, 5:48 PM CST
Where
Shackleford County, Fort Griffin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.736, -99.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nolan

When
March 27, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Nolan County, Nolan
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.304, -100.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Baseball-size hail broke the windshield of a storm spotter's vehicle near Nolan.

Hail, Taylor

When
March 27, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Abi
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Baseball-size hail broke a storm chaser's windshield at the intersection of Highway 277 and Farm-to-Market Road 89.

Hail, Taylor

When
March 27, 7:25 PM CST to 7:33 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Caps
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

In Caps, 0.75- to 1.00-inch hail covered the ground.

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

More

Every storm in Texas in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 10353663, 10351636, 10351637, 10350449, 10352624, 10354232, 10352893, 10352894.