Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 24, 1985

Name: Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 24, 1985
Start: 1985-05-24T00:00
End: 1985-05-24T19:45
Location: Texas

May 24, 1985 · NWS AT · 23 events in 14 counties and zones

19 hail, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

19 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Uvalde

When: May 24, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.220, -99.800

Hail, Uvalde

When: May 24, 12:13 AM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.300, -99.630

Hail, Bexar

When: May 24, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 29.420, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: May 24, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 29.520, -98.520

Hail, Bexar

When: May 24, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.520, -98.520

Hail, Bexar

When: May 24, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.500, -98.530

Hail, Real

When: May 24, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Real County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.050, -100.120

Hail, Edwards

When: May 24, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Edwards County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.080, -100.150

Hail, Irion

When: May 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Irion County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.500, -101.100

Hail, Andrews

When: May 24, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Andrews County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.320, -102.550

Hail, McMullen

When: May 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where: McMullen County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.450, -98.550

Hail, McMullen

When: May 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where: McMullen County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.470, -98.330

Hail, Live Oak

When: May 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Live Oak County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.470, -98.320

Hail, Live Oak

When: May 24, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Live Oak County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.470, -98.200

Tornado, Midland

When: May 24, 4:21 PM CST
Where: Midland County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 32.000, -101.970

Hail, Ector

When: May 24, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Ector County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.850, -102.400

Hail, Live Oak

When: May 24, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Live Oak County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.420, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Live Oak

When: May 24, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Live Oak County
Coordinates: 28.420, -98.120

Hail, Kinney

When: May 24, 4:56 PM CST
Where: Kinney County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.400, -100.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells

When: May 24, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Jim Wells County
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 27.750, -98.080

Hail, Kinney

When: May 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Kinney County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.320, -100.420

Hail, Upton

When: May 24, 5:59 PM CST
Where: Upton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.220, -101.900

Hail, Terrell

When: May 24, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Terrell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.300, -101.850

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1985 Every state in 1985 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1985

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: 10141807, 10141808, 10141809, 10141810, 10141811, 10141812, 10141813, 10141814, 10141815, 10141816, 10141817, 10141818, 10141819, 10141820, 10141821, 10141822, 10141823, 10141824, 10141825, 10141826, 10141827, 10141828, 10141829.