Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 13, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 13, 1982
Start: 1982-05-13T00:00
End: 1982-05-13T16:35
Location: Texas

May 13, 1982 · 36 events in 22 counties and zones

19 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 5 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

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $1.9 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When: May 13, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Tom Green County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 31.370, -100.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: May 13, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Coordinates: 30.500, -97.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop

When: May 13, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Bastrop County
Coordinates: 30.080, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: May 13, 2:35 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 30.180, -97.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Gonzales

When: May 13, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Gonzales County
Coordinates: 29.500, -97.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When: May 13, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Milam County
Coordinates: 30.850, -96.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Colorado

When: May 13, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Colorado County
Coordinates: 29.720, -96.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When: May 13, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Walker County
Coordinates: 30.720, -95.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: May 13, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 30.320, -95.450

Hail, Comal

When: May 13, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Comal County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.870, -98.280

Hail, Comal

When: May 13, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Comal County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.700, -98.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: May 13, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Coordinates: 30.430, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: May 13, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Coordinates: 30.280, -97.750

Hail, Caldwell

When: May 13, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.970, -97.780

Tornado, Washington

When: May 13, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.280, -96.420

Hail, Hays

When: May 13, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Hays County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.030, -97.980

Hail, Caldwell

When: May 13, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.850, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Hays

When: May 13, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Hays County
Coordinates: 30.030, -97.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: May 13, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Coordinates: 29.850, -97.600

Tornado, Montgomery

When: May 13, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.330, -95.450

Tornado, Live Oak

When: May 13, 10:20 AM CST
Where: Live Oak County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 28.350, -98.130

Tornado, Victoria

When: May 13, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Victoria County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.800, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: May 13, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Hardin County
Coordinates: 30.320, -94.400

Tornado, Calhoun

When: May 13, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 37 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.620, -96.630

Tornado, Jasper

When: May 13, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8.5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.500, -94.050

Tornado, Jasper

When: May 13, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.5 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.580, -94.000

Tornado, Jasper

When: May 13, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 47 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.650, -93.930

Tornado, Brazoria

When: May 13, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.170, -95.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria

When: May 13, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.180, -95.120

Tornado, Cass

When: May 13, 3:49 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.120, -94.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: May 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Coordinates: 29.880, -95.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When: May 13, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Galveston County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.300, -94.820

Tornado, Galveston

When: May 13, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Galveston County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.380, -94.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When: May 13, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Galveston County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.300, -94.820

Tornado, Galveston

When: May 13, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Galveston County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.300, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When: May 13, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Galveston County
Coordinates: 29.400, -94.900

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Jasper	1982-05-13				Direct

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

Every storm in Texas in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1982

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: 10130007, 10130219, 10130220, 10130221, 10130222, 10130223, 10130224, 10130225, 10130226, 10130227, 10130228, 10130229, 10130230, 10130231, 10130232, 10130233, 10130234, 10130235, 10130236, 10130237, 10130238, 10130239, 10130240, 10130241, 10130242, 10130243, 10130244, 10130245, 10130246, 10130247, 10130248, 10130249, 10130250, 10130251, 10130252, 10130253.