Texas, 1983

Hail in Texas, May 2, 1983

May 2, 1983 · NWS AT · 13 events in 6 counties and zones

13 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.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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

13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Comanche

When
May 2, 4:45 AM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -98.780

Hail, Erath

When
May 2, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -98.330

Hail, Comanche

When
May 2, 6:52 AM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.120, -98.550

Hail, Comanche

When
May 2, 6:52 AM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -98.580

Hail, Runnels

When
May 2, 7:15 AM CST
Where
Runnels County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.750, -99.950

Hail, Brown

When
May 2, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -99.020

Hail, Runnels

When
May 2, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Runnels County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.750, -99.950

Hail, Erath

When
May 2, 7:40 AM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -98.330

Hail, Bosque

When
May 2, 8:10 AM CST
Where
Bosque County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -97.700

Hail, Erath

When
May 2, 8:10 AM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -97.980

Hail, Brown

When
May 2, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -99.020

Hail, Bosque

When
May 2, 8:20 AM CST
Where
Bosque County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.880, -97.670

Hail, Hill

When
May 2, 8:35 AM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.930, -97.200

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10141751, 10141752, 10141753, 10141754, 10141755, 10141756, 10141757, 10141758, 10141759, 10141760, 10141761, 10141762, 10141763.