Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- May 23, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Angleton
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 23, 1993
7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $51,000
- 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.
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Foard
- When
- May 23, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Foard County, Crowell
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in Foard County during the afternoon hours on the 23rd. Hail up to quarter-size fell with these storms.
Hail, Foard
- When
- May 23, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Foard County, Crowell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Ector
- When
- May 23, 7:01 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, Goldsmith
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms produced dime-size hail near Goldsmith and produced localized flooding in Goldsmith. No damage resulted from either the hail or the flooding.
Hail, Starr
- When
- May 23, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Starr County, Roma
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 26.562, -98.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-size hail was reported south of Roma.
Hail, Ector
- When
- May 23, 8:36 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, Goldsmith
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms produced dime-size hail near Goldsmith and produced localized flooding in Goldsmith. No damage resulted from either the hail or the flooding.
Hail, Midland
- When
- May 23, 9:33 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Midland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm developed near Midland and produced dime-size hail four miles south of the International Airport. Later, an amateur radio operator reported golf ball-size hail on the northwest edge of Midland. Heavy rainfall from the storms produced flooding in eastern Midland County. Roads near Greenwood were under up to 18 inches of water.
Hail, Midland
- When
- May 23, 10:21 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Midland
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm developed near Midland and produced dime-size hail four miles south of the International Airport. Later, an amateur radio operator reported golf ball-size hail on the northwest edge of Midland. Heavy rainfall from the storms produced flooding in eastern Midland County. Roads near Greenwood were under up to 18 inches of water.
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
More
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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: 10348299, 10351756, 10351757, 10352378, 10353392, 10352379, 10353816, 10353817.