Texas, 1982Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 12, 1982
May 12, 1982 · 93 events in 39 counties and zones
42 tornado, 34 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 30
- Property damage
- $9.9 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 93
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
42 tornado, 34 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 12, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.430, -98.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 12, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.430, -98.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 12, 12:25 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- May 12, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -97.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 12, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Coordinates
- 30.430, -98.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- May 12, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -97.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 12, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar
- When
- May 12, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Bexar County
- Coordinates
- 29.450, -98.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- May 12, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Coordinates
- 30.570, -97.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- May 12, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- May 12, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.630, -97.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- May 12, 1:29 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -97.820
Tornado, Andrews
- When
- May 12, 2:35 AM CST
- Where
- Andrews County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -102.750
Tornado, Gaines
- When
- May 12, 2:47 AM CST
- Where
- Gaines County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 15 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 17 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -102.720
Tornado, Crosby
- When
- May 12, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Crosby County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -101.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos
- When
- May 12, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -96.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos
- When
- May 12, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Coordinates
- 30.600, -96.330
Tornado, Crosby
- When
- May 12, 4:40 AM CST
- Where
- Crosby County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -101.420
Tornado, Wise
- When
- May 12, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- Wise County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 77 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.250, -97.580
Tornado, Irion
- When
- May 12, 7:27 AM CST
- Where
- Irion County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 31.270, -100.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces
- When
- May 12, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Nueces County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.780, -97.420
Thunderstorm Wind, San Patricio
- When
- May 12, 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County
- Coordinates
- 28.020, -97.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces
- When
- May 12, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Nueces County
- Coordinates
- 27.780, -97.420
Thunderstorm Wind, San Patricio
- When
- May 12, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County
- Coordinates
- 28.020, -97.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces
- When
- May 12, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nueces County
- Coordinates
- 27.780, -97.420
Thunderstorm Wind, San Patricio
- When
- May 12, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County
- Coordinates
- 28.020, -97.530
Tornado, Erath
- When
- May 12, 12:24 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 7 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -98.180
Tornado, Ector
- When
- May 12, 1:28 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 7 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -98.980
Hail, Erath
- When
- May 12, 1:43 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -98.200
Tornado, Parker
- When
- May 12, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 32.600, -97.830
Tornado, Erath
- When
- May 12, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -98.230
Tornado, Palo Pinto
- When
- May 12, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.520, -98.170
Tornado, Carson
- When
- May 12, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.6 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -101.120
Tornado, Wilbarger
- When
- May 12, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -99.420
Hail, Sherman
- When
- May 12, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -102.070
Hail, Wilbarger
- When
- May 12, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -99.300
Tornado, Gray
- When
- May 12, 3:27 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -101.070
Tornado, Mills
- When
- May 12, 4:42 PM CST
- Where
- Mills County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -98.520
Tornado, Mills
- When
- May 12, 4:42 PM CST
- Where
- Mills County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.530, -98.570
Tornado, Hamilton
- When
- May 12, 4:47 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.680, -98.430
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.370, -100.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -101.180
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -98.450
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -101.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -101.180
Hail, Sutton
- When
- May 12, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Sutton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -100.950
Hail, Crockett
- When
- May 12, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -101.200
Tornado, Mills
- When
- May 12, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Mills County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.630, -98.570
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -98.470
Hail, Mills
- When
- May 12, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mills County
- Measured
- 4 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -98.520
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.370, -100.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Coordinates
- 29.370, -100.900
Tornado, Hood
- When
- May 12, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 7 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -97.930
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 7 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -98.570
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 7 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -98.570
Hail, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -98.530
Tornado, Martin
- When
- May 12, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -101.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- May 12, 5:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -99.830
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -98.680
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -98.680
Hail, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -98.620
Tornado, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 19 mi
- Path width
- 120 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -101.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -101.170
Tornado, Throckmorton
- When
- May 12, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -99.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Coordinates
- 29.780, -101.100
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 9 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -98.730
Tornado, Throckmorton
- When
- May 12, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -99.230
Tornado, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 80 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 29.370, -100.920
Hail, Nolan
- When
- May 12, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -100.250
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 32.120, -98.620
Tornado, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 29.370, -100.920
Hail, Taylor
- When
- May 12, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -99.850
Tornado, Archer
- When
- May 12, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 7 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -98.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- May 12, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -99.730
Hail, Shackelford
- When
- May 12, 7:42 PM CST
- Where
- Shackelford County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -99.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- May 12, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -98.900
Tornado, Comanche
- When
- May 12, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -98.530
Tornado, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 29.530, -100.780
Hail, Crockett
- When
- May 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.480, -101.120
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -101.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -101.550
Tornado, Erath
- When
- May 12, 8:07 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -98.480
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.150, -101.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Coordinates
- 30.150, -101.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde
- When
- May 12, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Coordinates
- 29.370, -100.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Kinney
- When
- May 12, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kinney County
- Coordinates
- 29.320, -100.420
Tornado, Glasscock
- When
- May 12, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Glasscock County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -101.380
Tornado, Howard
- When
- May 12, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.4 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -101.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- May 12, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -99.000
Tornado, Sterling
- When
- May 12, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sterling County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -101.300
Thunderstorm Wind, McCulloch
- When
- May 12, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -99.330
Tornado, Parker
- When
- May 12, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -97.980
Tornado, Parker
- When
- May 12, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 20 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -98.000
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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