Texas, 1980Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 21, 1980
May 21, 1980 · NWS ATA · 12 events in 8 counties and zones
9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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, Live Oak
- When
- May 21, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County
- Coordinates
- 28.330, -98.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Bee
- When
- May 21, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bee County
- Coordinates
- 28.330, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Refugio
- When
- May 21, 6:15 AM CST
- Where
- Refugio County
- Coordinates
- 28.330, -97.250
Thunderstorm Wind, San Patricio
- When
- May 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.000, -97.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces
- When
- May 21, 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Nueces County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.780, -97.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces
- When
- May 21, 6:44 AM CST
- Where
- Nueces County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.770, -97.500
Hail, Duval
- When
- May 21, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Duval County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.450, -98.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Duval
- When
- May 21, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Duval County
- Coordinates
- 27.450, -98.530
Hail, Jim Wells
- When
- May 21, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.580, -98.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells
- When
- May 21, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County
- Coordinates
- 27.750, -98.080
Hail, Kleberg
- When
- May 21, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kleberg County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.420, -97.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Kleberg
- When
- May 21, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kleberg County
- Coordinates
- 27.420, -97.700
- 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: 10130457, 10130458, 10130459, 10130460, 10130461, 10130462, 10130463, 10130464, 10130465, 10130466, 10130467, 10130468.