Texas, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 30, 1982

May 30, 1982 · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

5 hail, 5 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
$778,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

5 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kent

When
May 30, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -100.670

Tornado, Stonewall

When
May 30, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.6 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.180, -100.400

Tornado, Ochiltree

When
May 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.4 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.100, -100.800

Hail, Collingsworth

When
May 30, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Collingsworth County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.770, -100.020

Hail, Collingsworth

When
May 30, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Collingsworth County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.780, -100.030

Tornado, Haskell

When
May 30, 7:29 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.000, -99.970

Hail, Haskell

When
May 30, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -99.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
May 30, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Coordinates
33.200, -99.720

Tornado, Jones

When
May 30, 7:43 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.950, -99.930

Tornado, Jones

When
May 30, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.920, -99.750

Hail, Throckmorton

When
May 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -99.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Throckmorton

When
May 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Coordinates
33.180, -99.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
May 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
32.950, -99.780

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.
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.

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: 10129496, 10129497, 10129498, 10129499, 10129500, 10129501, 10131554, 10131555, 10131556, 10131557, 10131558, 10131559, 10131560.