Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler
- When
- May 14, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Tyler County
- Coordinates
- 30.770, -94.350
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 14, 1981
8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 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
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Washington
- When
- May 14, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.230, -96.430
Hail, Waller
- When
- May 14, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Waller County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.480, -96.000
Hail, Austin
- When
- May 14, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Austin County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.870, -96.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- May 14, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin County
- Coordinates
- 30.330, -94.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- May 14, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- 30.100, -93.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- May 14, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Harris County
- Coordinates
- 29.920, -95.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 14, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 30.080, -94.100
Hail, Fort Bend
- When
- May 14, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.500, -95.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers
- When
- May 14, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chambers County
- Coordinates
- 29.700, -94.620
Hail, Matagorda
- When
- May 14, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Matagorda County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.920, -95.950
Hail, Brazoria
- When
- May 14, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.200, -95.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Matagorda
- When
- May 14, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Matagorda County
- Coordinates
- 28.920, -95.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- May 14, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County
- Coordinates
- 29.200, -95.450
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 10131450, 10131451, 10131452, 10131453, 10131454, 10131455, 10131456, 10131457, 10131458, 10131459, 10131460, 10131461, 10131462, 10131463.