Texas, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 2, 1984

May 2, 1984 · NWS T · 41 events in 15 counties and zones

28 hail, 10 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
41

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

28 hail, 10 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Titus

When
May 2, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.230, -94.920

Tornado, Anderson

When
May 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
31.880, -95.700

Tornado, Wood

When
May 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.800, -95.430

Tornado, Wood

When
May 2, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.730, -95.300

Hail, Van Zandt

When
May 2, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Van Zandt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -95.720

Hail, Wood

When
May 2, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -95.480

Hail, Bowie

When
May 2, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.370, -94.720

Hail, Titus

When
May 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.250, -94.920

Hail, Cherokee

When
May 2, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
31.920, -95.200

Hail, Smith

When
May 2, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
32.250, -95.250

Tornado, Bowie

When
May 2, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.380, -94.680

Hail, Rusk

When
May 2, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.150, -94.800

Hail, Titus

When
May 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -94.980

Hail, Harrison

When
May 2, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -94.570

Tornado, Bowie

When
May 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.530, -94.620

Hail, Gregg

When
May 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Gregg County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -94.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When
May 2, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Coordinates
32.150, -94.800

Hail, Titus

When
May 2, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.120, -95.030

Hail, Cass

When
May 2, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.070, -94.370

Hail, Harrison

When
May 2, 5:12 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
May 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Coordinates
32.530, -94.370

Hail, Panola

When
May 2, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.150, -94.450

Hail, Shelby

When
May 2, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -94.400

Hail, Panola

When
May 2, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.150, -94.550

Hail, Harrison

When
May 2, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.520, -94.100

Hail, Shelby

When
May 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -94.180

Hail, Harrison

When
May 2, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -94.230

Hail, Shelby

When
May 2, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.930, -94.250

Tornado, Panola

When
May 2, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.170, -94.330

Tornado, Shelby

When
May 2, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Rating
F1
Path length
6 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
31.880, -94.180

Hail, Panola

When
May 2, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.130, -94.130

Hail, Lamar

When
May 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.770, -95.530

Hail, Lamar

When
May 2, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -95.450

Hail, Red River

When
May 2, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.670, -95.270

Tornado, Red River

When
May 2, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.600, -95.270

Tornado, Red River

When
May 2, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.580, -94.830

Hail, Red River

When
May 2, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -94.930

Hail, Bowie

When
May 2, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -94.620

Tornado, Red River

When
May 2, 11:17 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.570, -95.270

Hail, Bowie

When
May 2, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -94.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
May 2, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Coordinates
33.500, -94.200

What these are

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

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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: 10142040, 10142041, 10142042, 10142043, 10142044, 10142045, 10142046, 10142047, 10142048, 10142049, 10142050, 10142051, 10142052, 10142053, 10142054, 10142055, 10142056, 10142057, 10142058, 10142059, 10142060, 10142061, 10142062, 10142063, 10142064, 10142065, 10142066, 10142067, 10142068, 10142069, 10142070, 10142071, 10142072, 10142073, 10142074, 10142075, 10142076, 10142077, 10142078, 10142079, and more.