Texas, 1979Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 24, 1979
August 24, 1979 · NWS ATA · 13 events in 7 counties and zones
8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches
- When
- August 24, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Nacogdoches County
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -94.880
Hail, Lamb
- When
- August 24, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -102.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamb
- When
- August 24, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -102.130
Hail, Lamb
- When
- August 24, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -102.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Potter
- When
- August 24, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.720
Hail, Lamb
- When
- August 24, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -102.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Hockley
- When
- August 24, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley County
- Measured
- 79 kt (91 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -102.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamb
- When
- August 24, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -102.320
Hail, Hockley
- When
- August 24, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -102.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Terry
- When
- August 24, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Terry County
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -102.580
Hail, Terry
- When
- August 24, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Terry County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -102.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- August 24, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -101.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock
- When
- August 24, 10:02 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -102.050
- 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.
- 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: 10130033, 10130034, 10130035, 10130036, 10130037, 10130038, 10130039, 10130040, 10130041, 10130042, 10130043, 10130044, 10130045.