Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 16, 1980

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 16, 1980
Start: 1980-05-16T00:30
End: 1980-05-16T23:35
Location: Texas

May 16, 1980 · NWS ATA · 25 events in 19 counties and zones

22 hail, 3 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: 25

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

22 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Calhoun

When: May 16, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.620, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: May 16, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 28.620, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Matagorda

When: May 16, 1:11 AM CST
Where: Matagorda County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 28.720, -96.250

Hail, Live Oak

When: May 16, 3:50 AM CST
Where: Live Oak County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.400, -98.000

Hail, Bee

When: May 16, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Bee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.420, -97.800

Hail, Harris

When: May 16, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.650, -95.280

Hail, Liberty

When: May 16, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Liberty County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.000, -94.800

Hail, Bandera

When: May 16, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Bandera County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.720, -99.070

Hail, Kendall

When: May 16, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Kendall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.000, -98.800

Hail, Kerr

When: May 16, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Kerr County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.000, -99.170

Hail, Medina

When: May 16, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Medina County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.600, -98.980

Thunderstorm Wind, San Augustine

When: May 16, 7:30 PM CST
Where: San Augustine County
Coordinates: 31.520, -94.120

Hail, Donley

When: May 16, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Donley County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 29.420, -98.500

Hail, Bexar

When: May 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 29.420, -98.500

Hail, Bexar

When: May 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.330, -98.420

Hail, Wilson

When: May 16, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Wilson County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.250, -97.880

Hail, Gonzales

When: May 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Gonzales County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.270, -97.770

Hail, Guadalupe

When: May 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.570, -98.050

Hail, Gonzales

When: May 16, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Gonzales County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.500, -97.470

Hail, De Witt

When: May 16, 10:45 PM CST
Where: De Witt County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.200, -97.470

Hail, Lavaca

When: May 16, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Lavaca County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.300, -97.150

Hail, De Witt

When: May 16, 10:55 PM CST
Where: De Witt County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.320, -97.300

Hail, Lavaca

When: May 16, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Lavaca County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.450, -96.950

Hail, Colorado

When: May 16, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.720, -96.550

Hail, Colorado

When: May 16, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.580, -96.330

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.

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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: 10127931, 10127932, 10127933, 10127934, 10127935, 10127936, 10127937, 10127938, 10127939, 10127940, 10127941, 10127942, 10127943, 10127944, 10127945, 10127946, 10127947, 10127948, 10127949, 10127950, 10127951, 10127952, 10129645, 10129646, 10129647.