Texas, 1977

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 29, 1977

May 29, 1977 · NWS MT · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

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

Hail, Fisher

When
May 29, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -100.330

Hail, Jones

When
May 29, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -100.130

Tornado, Tom Green

When
May 29, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
31.630, -100.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
May 29, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Coordinates
32.350, -100.100

Hail, Tom Green

When
May 29, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.580, -100.280

What these are

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

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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: 10131655, 10131656, 10131657, 10131658, 10131659.