Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 13, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 13, 1993
Start: 1993-09-13T06:10
End: 1993-09-13T23:00
Location: Texas

September 13, 1993 · 21 events in 14 counties and zones

11 tornado, 10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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: 8
Property damage: $63 million
Crop damage: $5,000
Events: 21

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

11 tornado, 10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Johnson

When: September 13, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Johnson County, Lake Pat Cleburne
Rating: F1
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50 million
Coordinates: 32.280, -97.480

A tornado formed 2 miles south-southwest of Lake Pat Cleburne, and moved north-northeast across southern and eastern parts of Cleburne. The tornado continued moving north-northeast, and lifted two miles northwest of Keene. Ten businesses, 100 commerical structures, 247 homes, and 50 cars were damaged. Losses were estimated at $8.3 million. Two minor injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleson

When: September 13, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Burleson County, Burleson
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 30.493, -96.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down fences, broke windows, and ripped shingles off houses.

Tornado, Tarrant

When: September 13, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Mansfield
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 32.570, -97.230

A tornado touched down 5 miles west of Mansfield and moved north-northeast into southwest Arlington before lifting. A large microwave tower was flattened. Additionally, 6 mobile homes, 20 houses, and 3 businesses were damaged.

Tornado, Tarrant

When: September 13, 7:37 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Arlington
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 32.730, -97.120

A tornado touched down in Arlington just north of Interstate 30 on Lamar and Collins streets. A gas station, restaurant, and Ramada Inn motel were unroofed. Five injuries were reported at the Ramada Inn where walls on the second floor were blown inward. Damage was estimated at $3 million.

Tornado, Denton

When: September 13, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Denton County, Saginaw
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain caused flash flooding across the city of Denton with three and a half inches of rain reported in a 2-hour span. The roof of a school collapsed from water, and two women had to be rescued from their home. Numerous streets were flooded by water up to 4 feet deep.

Tornado, Denton

When: September 13, 8:23 AM CST
Where: Denton County, Lewisville
Rating: F1
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.030, -96.950

to 3 NE Little Elm,A tornado touched down at Farm-to-Market Road 3040 and Interstate 35E, then moved north-northeast to 3 miles northeast of Little Elm before lifting. Damage to several homes was reported, and a mobile home was destroyed. A furniture truck was blown onto a car, severely damaging both vehicles.

Tornado, Denton

When: September 13, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Denton County, Denton
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.270, -97.150

A brief tornado was reported by spotters in open country between Denton and Sanger.

Tornado, Denton

When: September 13, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Denton County, Aubrey
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down on a ranch east of Aubrey on Farm-to-Market Road 1385. The ranch house, several barns, an apartment, and a mobile home were destroyed. A man was seriously injured from flying debris.

Tornado, Collin

When: September 13, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Collin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.350, -96.600

A brief tornado was reported in open country by spotters between Weston and Anna.

Tornado, McLennan

When: September 13, 1:00 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

to 2 NE Lacy- Lakeview,A tornado touched down just southeast of the intersection of highway 340 and Farm-to-Market Road 2491, moving nearly due north to the Texas State Technical Institute before lifting. In addition to moving parked aircraft, a building's roof was lifted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: September 13, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Gregg County, Kilgore
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and power lines. A few trees were blown onto houses, and some windows were broken from flying debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: September 13, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Gregg County, Longview
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down three utility poles and some large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: September 13, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Runnels

When: September 13, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Runnels County, Winters
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.831, -99.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Runnels County Sheriff's Office reported that the roof of a mobile home was torn off, a pump house was damaged and trees were downed 5 miles south of Winters.

Thunderstorm Wind, Callahan

When: September 13, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Callahan County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.298, -99.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

12 SE Abilene Municipal Airport,The Highway 36 Church of Christ was partially unroofed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Callahan

When: September 13, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Callahan County, Eula
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.298, -99.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged houses and barns, and rolled a mobile home.

Tornado, Stephens

When: September 13, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Stephens County, Breckenridge
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.850, -98.770

A brief tornado destroyed a mobile home, damaged a house roof, and unroofed several barns and outbuildings.

Tornado, Stephens

When: September 13, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Stephens County, Breckenridge
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.750, -98.830

A tornado touched down at the intersection of highway 67 and highway 180, and moved northeast along highway 67 for two miles. Barns and storage buildings were damaged, and a large storage shed was upended and set on top of a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gillespie

When: September 13, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Gillespie County, Harper
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.318, -98.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Radio operators from the Hill Country Net reported trees down southeast of Harper.

Thunderstorm Wind, Llano

When: September 13, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Llano County, Llano
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down in the southern part of the county, lightning damaged several transformers.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet

When: September 13, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Burnet County, Granite Shoals
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 30.788, -98.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Marble Falls Police Department reported power lines down near Granite Shoals.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1993 Warnings in Texas, September 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: 10350317, 10348071, 10352708, 10352709, 10352463, 10351385, 10351386, 10351387, 10347927, 10354552, 10351014, 10351015, 10356067, 10353051, 10348255, 10348256, 10353452, 10353453, 10351834, 10353771, 10348162.