Damaging Winds in Texas, July 28, 1980

Name: Damaging Winds in Texas, July 28, 1980
Start: 1980-07-28T00:00
End: 1980-07-28T19:00
Location: Texas

July 28, 1980 · NWS ATA · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

11 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Angelina

When: July 28, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Angelina County
Coordinates: 31.350, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: July 28, 1:38 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 30.300, -97.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Hays

When: July 28, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Hays County
Coordinates: 29.900, -97.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop

When: July 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Bastrop County
Coordinates: 30.250, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: July 28, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Coordinates: 29.830, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: July 28, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 30.320, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Atascosa

When: July 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Atascosa County
Coordinates: 28.920, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Karnes

When: July 28, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Karnes County
Coordinates: 28.900, -97.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Live Oak

When: July 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Live Oak County
Coordinates: 28.400, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, McMullen

When: July 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where: McMullen County
Coordinates: 28.350, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Bee

When: July 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bee County
Coordinates: 28.420, -97.730

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1980 Every state in 1980 This day in weather history

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: 10127691, 10127692, 10127693, 10127694, 10127695, 10127696, 10127697, 10127698, 10127699, 10127700, 10127701.