Texas, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 19, 1982

May 19, 1982 · 14 events in 6 counties and zones

10 tornado, 4 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3.3 million
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

10 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carson

When
May 19, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Carson County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.570, -101.180

Tornado, Carson

When
May 19, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Carson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.570, -101.180

Tornado, Gray

When
May 19, 5:23 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F3
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
587 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.530, -101.030

Tornado, Gray

When
May 19, 5:53 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F3
Path length
4 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
35.550, -100.880

Hail, Pecos

When
May 19, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Pecos County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.170, -103.000

Hail, Pecos

When
May 19, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Pecos County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.270, -102.680

Tornado, Gray

When
May 19, 6:09 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.600, -100.880

Tornado, Gray

When
May 19, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F2
Path length
6 mi
Path width
1,760 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.580, -100.750

Tornado, Gray

When
May 19, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.550, -100.820

Tornado, Gray

When
May 19, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.550, -100.630

Hail, Dickens

When
May 19, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Dickens County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -100.970

Tornado, Roberts

When
May 19, 7:04 PM CST
Where
Roberts County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.750, -100.770

Tornado, Roberts

When
May 19, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Roberts County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.670, -100.620

Tornado, Hemphill

When
May 19, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.4 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
35.830, -100.400

What these are

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.

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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: 10131378, 10131379, 10131380, 10131381, 10131382, 10131383, 10131384, 10131385, 10131386, 10131387, 10131388, 10131389, 10131390, 10131391.