Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 16, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 16, 1982
Start: 1982-05-16T00:30
End: 1982-05-16T21:45
Location: Texas

May 16, 1982 · 22 events in 15 counties and zones

13 hail, 6 tornado, 3 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
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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $28,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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

13 hail, 6 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: May 16, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Medina County
Coordinates: 29.320, -99.130

Hail, Hutchinson

When: May 16, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Hutchinson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -101.380

Hail, Potter

When: May 16, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Potter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -101.820

Hail, Crosby

When: May 16, 2:24 PM CST
Where: Crosby County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.670, -101.250

Hail, Potter

When: May 16, 2:24 PM CST
Where: Potter County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.220, -101.720

Hail, Motley

When: May 16, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Motley County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.930, -100.820

Tornado, Briscoe

When: May 16, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Briscoe County
Rating: F0
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.470, -101.170

Tornado, Briscoe

When: May 16, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Briscoe County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.570, -101.170

Hail, Knox

When: May 16, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.580, -99.800

Hail, Knox

When: May 16, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.580, -98.730

Hail, Bexar

When: May 16, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.570, -98.500

Tornado, Motley

When: May 16, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Motley County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.130, -100.930

Hail, Frio

When: May 16, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Frio County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.670, -99.170

Tornado, Wilbarger

When: May 16, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County
Rating: F3
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.930, -99.400

Hail, Bexar

When: May 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.450, -98.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: May 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Coordinates: 29.450, -98.530

Tornado, Childress

When: May 16, 7:43 PM CST
Where: Childress County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.400, -100.200

Hail, Uvalde

When: May 16, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.320, -99.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Maverick

When: May 16, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Maverick County
Coordinates: 28.720, -100.500

Hail, Maverick

When: May 16, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Maverick County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.720, -100.500

Hail, Lynn

When: May 16, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Lynn County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.130, -101.600

Tornado, Garza

When: May 16, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Garza County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 33.070, -101.500

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: 10130263, 10130264, 10130265, 10130266, 10130267, 10130268, 10130269, 10130270, 10130271, 10130272, 10130273, 10130274, 10130275, 10130276, 10130277, 10130278, 10130279, 10130280, 10129219, 10130281, 10131130, 10131131.