Texas, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 9, 1982

May 9, 1982 · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

7 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
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

7 tornado, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Deaf Smith

When
May 9, 5:59 PM CST
Where
Deaf Smith County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.820, -102.400

Tornado, Hutchinson

When
May 9, 6:34 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.780, -101.570

Tornado, Moore

When
May 9, 6:53 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.680, -101.820

Hail, Potter

When
May 9, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.180, -102.070

Tornado, Deaf Smith

When
May 9, 7:08 PM CST
Where
Deaf Smith County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.950, -102.220

Tornado, Randall

When
May 9, 7:11 PM CST
Where
Randall County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
35.150, -102.080

Tornado, Potter

When
May 9, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Rating
F3
Path length
6.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
35.180, -102.080

Tornado, Randall

When
May 9, 7:24 PM CST
Where
Randall County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.100, -102.130

Tornado, Potter

When
May 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.180, -102.070

Hail, Medina

When
May 9, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Medina County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.820

Hail, Potter

When
May 9, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.820

Hail, Hutchinson

When
May 9, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.670, -101.380

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: 10131339, 10131340, 10131341, 10131342, 10127740, 10127741, 10127742, 10127743, 10127744, 10127745, 10127746, 10127960.