Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, September 21, 1995

Name: Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, September 21, 1995
Start: 1995-09-21T13:35
End: 1995-09-21T15:15
Location: Texas

September 21, 1995 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: September 21, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Houston
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roof blown off Frazier Elementary School.

Tornado, Jefferson

When: September 21, 3:15 PM CDT
Where: Jefferson County, Port Neches
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Groves and Port Neches Fire Department officials witnessed a small tornado touch down twice in the marshes of Port Neches and Groves. No damage occurred.

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1995 Warnings in Texas, September 1995

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: 10350697, 10350480.