Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1980

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1980
Start: 1980-05-28T16:30
End: 1980-05-28T23:55
Location: Texas

May 28, 1980 · 27 events in 16 counties and zones

15 hail, 10 tornado, 2 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.

Tornadoes
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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7
Property damage: $256,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

15 hail, 10 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallam

When: May 28, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Dallam County
Coordinates: 36.070, -102.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallam

When: May 28, 4:54 PM CST
Where: Dallam County
Coordinates: 36.070, -102.520

Hail, Parmer

When: May 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Parmer County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -103.030

Hail, Cochran

When: May 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Cochran County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.600, -102.620

Tornado, Hansford

When: May 28, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Hansford County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 36.220, -101.200

Hail, Moore

When: May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.020, -101.730

Hail, Carson

When: May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Carson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -101.180

Hail, Hockley

When: May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hockley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.580, -100.330

Hail, Parmer

When: May 28, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Parmer County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -102.730

Hail, Castro

When: May 28, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Castro County
Measured: 5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.550, -102.320

Tornado, Castro

When: May 28, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Castro County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.500, -102.530

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 28, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Lubbock County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.420, -101.880

Hail, Hemphill

When: May 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Hemphill County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -100.970

Tornado, Castro

When: May 28, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Castro County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7.4 mi
Path width: 1,733 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.520, -102.170

Hail, Roberts

When: May 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Roberts County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -100.630

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 28, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Lubbock County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.500, -102.020

Tornado, Swisher

When: May 28, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Swisher County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6.1 mi
Path width: 2,333 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.520, -101.930

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 28, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Lubbock County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.450, -101.820

Tornado, Swisher

When: May 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Swisher County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.9 mi
Path width: 1,667 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 34.500, -101.870

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 28, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Lubbock County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.480, -101.670

Tornado, Swisher

When: May 28, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Swisher County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 833 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.530, -101.770

Tornado, Swisher

When: May 28, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Swisher County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6.1 mi
Path width: 833 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.520, -101.730

Tornado, Wheeler

When: May 28, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 35.580, -100.120

Hail, Dickens

When: May 28, 9:51 PM CST
Where: Dickens County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.480, -100.850

Tornado, Dickens

When: May 28, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Dickens County
Rating: F0
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 33.420, -100.800

Hail, Hall

When: May 28, 11:52 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.550, -100.430

Tornado, Collingsworth

When: May 28, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Collingsworth County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 34.650, -101.220

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10130162, 10130163, 10130164, 10130165, 10130166, 10130167, 10130168, 10130169, 10130170, 10130171, 10130172, 10130173, 10130174, 10130175, 10130176, 10130177, 10130178, 10130179, 10130180, 10130181, 10130182, 10130183, 10130184, 10130185, 10130186, 10130187, 10130188.