Texas, 1978

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1978

May 28, 1978 · NWS NG · 19 events in 12 counties and zones

7 tornado, 6 hail, 6 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

7 tornado, 6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brewster

When
May 28, 1:34 PM CST
Where
Brewster County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.320, -103.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
May 28, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Coordinates
33.220, -97.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
May 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Coordinates
33.230, -97.600

Hail, Sterling

When
May 28, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Sterling County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.630, -100.980

Hail, Garza

When
May 28, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Garza County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -101.380

Tornado, Callahan

When
May 28, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.170, -99.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
May 28, 3:48 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.100, -96.470

Tornado, Ellis

When
May 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.380, -96.830

Tornado, Ellis

When
May 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.380, -96.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
May 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
32.350, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
May 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.200, -96.620

Tornado, Ellis

When
May 28, 5:03 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.530, -96.670

Hail, Tom Green

When
May 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -100.630

Tornado, Mitchell

When
May 28, 6:02 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
3.3 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.420, -100.720

Hail, Tom Green

When
May 28, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.670, -100.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Jack

When
May 28, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Jack County
Coordinates
33.220, -98.170

Hail, Sterling

When
May 28, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Sterling County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.800, -100.950

Tornado, Scurry

When
May 28, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.720, -100.900

Tornado, Garza

When
May 28, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Garza County
Rating
F0
Path length
9.1 mi
Path width
90 yd
Coordinates
32.180, -101.150

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.
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.

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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: 10129799, 10129800, 10129801, 10129802, 10129803, 10129804, 10129805, 10129806, 10129807, 10129808, 10129809, 10129810, 10129811, 10129812, 10129813, 10129814, 10129815, 10129816, 10129817.