Texas, 1995Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 13, 1995
March 13, 1995 · 25 events in 17 counties and zones
14 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $492,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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
14 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke
- When
- March 13, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Gainesville
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds damaged homes, a boat dock, and blew down trees in the Lake Kiowa area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Live Oak
- When
- March 13, 1:50 AM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, San Patricio
- Coordinates
- 28.351, -98.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Live Oak County Sheriff's Office reported several uprooted trees near Three Rivers.
Tornado, Fayette
- When
- March 13, 3:19 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, La Grange
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -96.880
A small tornado struck an outbuilding and moved mobile homes off their pads a it struck briefly near La Grange. The tornado moved southeastward, doing minor roof damage and knocking over some street signs before lifting up and disappearing. It picked up a two-by-four and propelled it through a window in the unused bedroom of a home, but caused no injuries. Persons near the path of the tornado reported hearing a "roaring sound."
Tornado, Colorado
- When
- March 13, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, Bernardo
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 29.770, -96.380
Sheriff reported trees down on FM 109 near Bernado.
Tornado, Colorado
- When
- March 13, 4:20 AM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, Washington Cnty to Chappell Hill
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.150, -96.270
A tornado destroyed a barn in Chappell Hill on FM 1155.
Thunderstorm Wind, Austin
- When
- March 13, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Austin County, Bellville
- Coordinates
- 29.887, -96.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large tree limbs downed near Bellville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- March 13, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 28.954, -96.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and telephone lines down on Hwy 111 and Gale St.
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- March 13, 4:35 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Washington Cnty
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Coordinates
- 30.230, -96.430
Sheriffs reported a tornado on Zoo Road. A roof was blown off and other roofs damaged.
Tornado, Wharton
- When
- March 13, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, Egypt
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 29.400, -96.250
DPS reported tornado at CR 257 and FM 102 in Egypt. One home destroyed, one home damaged, five cars damaged, and one tractor damaged.
Tornado, Liberty
- When
- March 13, 6:17 AM CST
- Where
- Liberty County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -94.800
EMC reported tornado at New Salem Road & Rodgers. Trees and telephone lines were downed; and four damaged mobile homes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- March 13, 6:35 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Elkhart
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds damaged five homes and blew down several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- March 13, 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Neches
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds blew down a tree onto a mobile home destroying it. Two other homes and five barns were also damaged by high winds.
Tornado, Harris
- When
- March 13, 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Highlands
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 29.820, -95.050
Sheriff reported tornado near Highlands near the San Jacinto River. Damaged roofs and downed telephone poles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston
- When
- March 13, 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway signs down on Interstate 45 between Tiki Island and the Galveston causeway.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 13, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Western Beaumont
- Coordinates
- 29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were knocked down in western Beaumont and in Groves. In Port Arthur, a microburst produced wind gusts estimated at 70+ mph. It caused structural damage to some buildings, broke many windows, and knocked numerous trees. The storm path was 200 yards wide and 2 miles long. Two people were slightly injured by flying glass.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- March 13, 10:50 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, S Buna
- Coordinates
- 30.744, -94.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roof damage was reported to three homes by thunderstorm winds on Highway 105 South of Evadale. A mobile home was damaged by thunderstorm winds on Highway 62 South of Buna.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- March 13, 10:50 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, S Evadale
- Coordinates
- 30.744, -94.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 13, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Groves
- Coordinates
- 29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were knocked down in western Beaumont and in Groves. In Port Arthur, a microburst produced wind gusts estimated at 70+ mph. It caused structural damage to some buildings, broke many windows, and knocked numerous trees. The storm path was 200 yards wide and 2 miles long. Two people were slightly injured by flying glass.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 13, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Port Arthur
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Coordinates
- 29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were knocked down in western Beaumont and in Groves. In Port Arthur, a microburst produced wind gusts estimated at 70+ mph. It caused structural damage to some buildings, broke many windows, and knocked numerous trees. The storm path was 200 yards wide and 2 miles long. Two people were slightly injured by flying glass.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- March 13, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Deweyville
- Coordinates
- 30.786, -93.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees down at Highways 253 and 82.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- March 13, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Orange County, Orange
- Coordinates
- 30.121, -93.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many trees down in the city of Orange.
Hail, Bell
- When
- March 13, 3:51 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Temple
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
During the late afternoon on the 25th, a line of strong thunderstorms developed over Tarrant, Johnson, and Bosque Counties ahead of a dry line. The southernmost storm became a supercell as it moved northeast into southwestern Dallas County at about 1745 CST. The severe storm produced hail up to baseball-size across Dallas County resulting in an estimated $80 million damage. A brief tornado also touched down in Dallas. The storm continued to produce large hail and wind damage as it moved through Rockwall, Hunt, and Hopkins Counties.
Hail, Brazos
- When
- March 13, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Brazos County, College Station
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.661, -96.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Austin
- When
- March 13, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, Shelby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.887, -96.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Harris
- When
- March 13, 9:17 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Katy
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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: 10352563, 10354841, 10351633, 10352059, 10352060, 10348450, 10350288, 10350289, 10355253, 10354540, 10349063, 10349064, 10350581, 10351746, 10350433, 10350302, 10350303, 10350434, 10350435, 10354173, 10354133, 10348127, 10348365, 10348451, 10350582.