Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 13, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 13, 1993
Start: 1993-10-13T00:30
End: 1993-10-13T07:50
Location: Texas

October 13, 1993 · 25 events in 12 counties and zones

19 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $260,000
Crop damage: $15,000
Events: 25

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

19 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bell

When: October 13, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Bell County, Killeen
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bexar

When: October 13, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Bexar County, San Antonio
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several reports of large hail were made from the northwest side of San Antonio.

Hail, Bell

When: October 13, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Bell County, Copperas Cove
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bexar

When: October 13, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Bexar County, San Antonio
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several reports of large hail were made from the northwest side of San Antonio.

Hail, Blanco

When: October 13, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Blanco County, Walnut Hills
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to quarter-size was reported in Walnut Hills in the northern part of the County. Several minutes later dime to quarter- size hail was reported in Round Mountain.

Hail, Blanco

When: October 13, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Blanco County, Round Mountain
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to quarter-size was reported in Walnut Hills in the northern part of the County. Several minutes later dime to quarter- size hail was reported in Round Mountain.

Hail, Cherokee

When: October 13, 1:25 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Colorado Bend State Park Rangers reported dime-size hail and a few trees uprooted in the Park. Up to quarter-size hail was reported near Cherokee.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: October 13, 1:25 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Colorado Bend State Park Rangers reported dime-size hail and a few trees uprooted in the Park. Up to quarter-size hail was reported near Cherokee.

Hail, San Saba

When: October 13, 1:25 AM CST
Where: San Saba County, Colorado Bend State P
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.155, -98.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, San Saba

When: October 13, 1:25 AM CST
Where: San Saba County, Colorado Bend State P
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.155, -98.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Cherokee

When: October 13, 1:35 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Cherokee
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Colorado Bend State Park Rangers reported dime-size hail and a few trees uprooted in the Park. Up to quarter-size hail was reported near Cherokee.

Hail, Cherokee

When: October 13, 1:35 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Cherokee
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto

When: October 13, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large metal building was destroyed and several businesses were unroofed. Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Llano

When: October 13, 2:03 AM CST
Where: Llano County, Tow
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported in the Town of Tow.

Hail, Blanco

When: October 13, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Blanco County, Round Mountain
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size hit Round Mountain for the second time that night. Golf ball-size hail was also reported in the City of Blanco. At 4:55 local time golf ball-size hail was reported in Blanco again. Several windows were broken out this time and several trees were damaged. High winds uprooted some trees.

Hail, Blanco

When: October 13, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Blanco County, Blanco
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comal

When: October 13, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Comal County, Startsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail on the south side of Canyon Lake near the town of Startsville.

Hail, Blanco

When: October 13, 3:55 AM CST
Where: Blanco County, Blanco
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Blanco

When: October 13, 3:55 AM CST
Where: Blanco County, Blanco
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Colorado

When: October 13, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.621, -96.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Weimer Police reported dime-size hail and very heavy rain in Weimar.

Hail, Bexar

When: October 13, 5:02 AM CST
Where: Bexar County, Ne San Antonio
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported by an weather service employee on the northeast side of San Antonio.

Hail, Colorado

When: October 13, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.621, -96.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Colorado County Sheriff's Department reported dime-size hail in the vicinity of Weimar.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: October 13, 7:39 AM CST
Where: Wilson County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.174, -98.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were reported down in several sections of the County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Karnes

When: October 13, 7:41 AM CST
Where: Karnes County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 28.906, -97.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Karnes County Power reported some outages and some lines down in the County.

Hail, Atascosa

When: October 13, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Atascosa County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.894, -98.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The County Sheriff's Office reported 1.50 inch hail at Interstate 37 and the Atasocosa River crossing.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

Every storm in Texas in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, October 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: 10348024, 10348294, 10348025, 10348295, 10348480, 10348481, 10347711, 10347712, 10353597, 10353598, 10347713, 10347714, 10354149, 10353773, 10348482, 10348483, 10352135, 10348484, 10348485, 10352048, 10348296, 10352049, 10355666, 10350513, 10348288.