Texas, 1979

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 1, 1979

May 1, 1979 · NWS MT · 20 events in 17 counties and zones

13 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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
20

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

13 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Erath

When
May 1, 2:05 AM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.250, -98.370

Tornado, Brown

When
May 1, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.750, -98.950

Hail, Llano

When
May 1, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Llano County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.750, -98.670

Hail, Gillespie

When
May 1, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Gillespie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.250, -98.670

Hail, Burnet

When
May 1, 8:20 AM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.650, -98.250

Hail, Blanco

When
May 1, 8:20 AM CST
Where
Blanco County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -98.400

Hail, Kendall

When
May 1, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Kendall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.970, -98.920

Hail, Gillespie

When
May 1, 8:55 AM CST
Where
Gillespie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.570, -98.870

Hail, Comal

When
May 1, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Comal County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.900, -98.250

Tornado, Travis

When
May 1, 9:33 AM CST
Where
Travis County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
30.170, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Comal

When
May 1, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Comal County
Coordinates
29.700, -98.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe

When
May 1, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Guadalupe County
Coordinates
29.570, -97.970

Hail, Gonzales

When
May 1, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Gonzales County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.320, -97.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Gonzales

When
May 1, 11:05 AM CST
Where
Gonzales County
Coordinates
29.270, -97.770

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When
May 1, 12:10 PM CST
Where
De Witt County
Coordinates
29.050, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Victoria

When
May 1, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Victoria County
Coordinates
28.800, -97.000

Hail, Wise

When
May 1, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.220, -97.770

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 1, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.15 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -97.120

Hail, Denton

When
May 1, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -97.300

Hail, Dallas

When
May 1, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.950, -96.900

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.

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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: 10128536, 10128537, 10128538, 10128539, 10128540, 10128541, 10128542, 10128543, 10128544, 10128545, 10128546, 10128547, 10128548, 10128549, 10128550, 10128551, 10128552, 10128553, 10128554, 10128555.