Texas, 1983

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1983

May 25, 1983 · NWS AT · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

8 hail, 2 tornado, 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
$60
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

8 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cochran

When
May 25, 12:25 PM CST
Where
Cochran County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -102.620

Hail, Hockley

When
May 25, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Hockley County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -102.570

Hail, Bailey

When
May 25, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Bailey County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -102.650

Hail, Cochran

When
May 25, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Cochran County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.720, -102.770

Hail, Cochran

When
May 25, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cochran County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.720, -102.770

Hail, Cochran

When
May 25, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Cochran County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.720, -102.770

Hail, Cochran

When
May 25, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Cochran County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.720, -102.770

Tornado, Ector

When
May 25, 3:03 PM CST
Where
Ector County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
31.820, -102.400

Tornado, Upton

When
May 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Upton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
31.180, -101.920

Hail, Yoakum

When
May 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Yoakum County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.280, -102.950

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.

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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: 10141092, 10141093, 10141094, 10141307, 10141308, 10141309, 10141310, 10141311, 10141312, 10141313.