Texas, 1984

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 1, 1984

May 1, 1984 · NWS MT · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
4
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Armstrong

When
May 1, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Armstrong County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.750, -101.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
May 1, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.920, -96.630

Hail, Collin

When
May 1, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -96.500

Hail, Briscoe

When
May 1, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Briscoe County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
34.330, -101.300

Hail, Floyd

When
May 1, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.220, -101.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
May 1, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.950, -96.720

Tornado, Motley

When
May 1, 7:44 PM CST
Where
Motley County
Rating
F3
Path length
8 mi
Path width
440 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.050, -100.920

Hail, King

When
May 1, 8:58 PM CST
Where
King County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.820, -100.520

Thunderstorm Wind, King

When
May 1, 8:58 PM CST
Where
King County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.820, -100.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When
May 1, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
33.650, -95.530

Hail, Knox

When
May 1, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -99.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
May 1, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Coordinates
33.620, -95.080

Hail, Red River

When
May 1, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
May 1, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.620, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When
May 1, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Coordinates
33.650, -95.530

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 10142025, 10142026, 10142027, 10142028, 10142029, 10142030, 10142031, 10142032, 10142033, 10142034, 10142035, 10142036, 10142037, 10142038, 10142039.