Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1980

Name: Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1980
Start: 1980-05-08T03:00
End: 1980-05-08T20:00
Location: Texas

May 8, 1980 · NWS ATA · 28 events in 16 counties and zones

19 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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

19 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 8, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Tom Green County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.120, -100.500

Hail, Williamson

When: May 8, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.630, -97.670

Hail, Williamson

When: May 8, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.500, -97.680

Hail, Hays

When: May 8, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Hays County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.900, -97.900

Hail, Travis

When: May 8, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.130, -97.850

Hail, Travis

When: May 8, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.220, -97.750

Hail, Travis

When: May 8, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.130, -97.850

Hail, Caldwell

When: May 8, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.870, -98.170

Hail, Bastrop

When: May 8, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Bastrop County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.080, -97.470

Hail, Kinney

When: May 8, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Kinney County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.320, -100.420

Hail, Maverick

When: May 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Maverick County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.800, -100.380

Hail, Uvalde

When: May 8, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.250, -100.080

Hail, Uvalde

When: May 8, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.220, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Uvalde

When: May 8, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Coordinates: 29.300, -99.630

Hail, Travis

When: May 8, 6:50 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.280, -97.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: May 8, 6:50 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Coordinates: 30.280, -97.750

Hail, Bastrop

When: May 8, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Bastrop County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.080, -97.470

Hail, Williamson

When: May 8, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.500, -97.680

Hail, Tom Green

When: May 8, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Tom Green County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.200, -100.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When: May 8, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Tom Green County
Coordinates: 31.200, -100.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Bee

When: May 8, 10:07 AM CST
Where: Bee County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 28.380, -97.700

Tornado, Bee

When: May 8, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Bee County
Rating: F1
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.420, -97.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Goliad

When: May 8, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Goliad County
Coordinates: 28.520, -97.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Refugio

When: May 8, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Refugio County
Coordinates: 28.300, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: May 8, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 28.500, -96.680

Hail, McCulloch

When: May 8, 4:45 PM CST
Where: McCulloch County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.450, -99.430

Hail, Yoakum

When: May 8, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Yoakum County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.180, -102.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: May 8, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Coordinates: 33.630, -97.280

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.
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.

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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: 10130083, 10130084, 10130085, 10130086, 10130087, 10130088, 10130089, 10130090, 10130091, 10130092, 10130093, 10130094, 10130095, 10130096, 10130097, 10130098, 10130099, 10130100, 10130101, 10130102, 10130103, 10130104, 10130105, 10130106, 10130107, 10130108, 10130109, 10130110.