Texas, 1983Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 22, 1983
May 22, 1983 · NWS AT · 19 events in 8 counties and zones
10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Haskell
- When
- May 22, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.250, -99.850
Tornado, Throckmorton
- When
- May 22, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.170, -99.200
Hail, Archer
- When
- May 22, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -98.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Archer
- When
- May 22, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -98.730
Tornado, Young
- When
- May 22, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -98.600
Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- May 22, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -98.500
Hail, Young
- When
- May 22, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -98.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto
- When
- May 22, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -98.500
Hail, Young
- When
- May 22, 7:44 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.050, -98.730
Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- May 22, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -98.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto
- When
- May 22, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -98.330
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- May 22, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -99.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- May 22, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -97.150
Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- May 22, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -98.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- May 22, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- May 22, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Coordinates
- 33.120, -97.030
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- May 22, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -99.050
Hail, Parker
- When
- May 22, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -97.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Parker
- When
- May 22, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -97.820
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 22, 198310 injured · $10 million · F2 · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 22, 1983$500,000 · F3 · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 22, 1983$50,000 · F3 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 22, 1983$50,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 22, 19831.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail in Mississippi, May 22, 19831.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 22, 19831 event
- Hail in Kansas, May 22, 19831.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 22, 19831 event
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 22, 19831 event
- Hail in Arkansas, May 22, 19831.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10144682, 10144683, 10144684, 10144685, 10144686, 10144687, 10144688, 10144689, 10144690, 10144691, 10144692, 10144693, 10144694, 10144695, 10144696, 10144697, 10144698, 10144699, 10144700.