Texas, 1985

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1985

May 25, 1985 · NWS AT · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

11 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

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

Hail, Carson

When
May 25, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Carson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.350

Hail, Carson

When
May 25, 5:22 PM CST
Where
Carson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -101.570

Tornado, Ector

When
May 25, 6:14 PM CST
Where
Ector County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
31.850, -102.480

Hail, Ector

When
May 25, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Ector County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -102.370

Hail, Midland

When
May 25, 6:48 PM CST
Where
Midland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -102.080

Hail, Briscoe

When
May 25, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Briscoe County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
34.620, -101.250

Hail, Briscoe

When
May 25, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Briscoe County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
34.380, -101.080

Hail, Motley

When
May 25, 8:03 PM CST
Where
Motley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.220, -100.900

Hail, Motley

When
May 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Motley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.050, -100.780

Hail, Dickens

When
May 25, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Dickens County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -100.630

Hail, King

When
May 25, 11:45 PM CST
Where
King County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.820, -100.320

Hail, King

When
May 25, 11:50 PM CST
Where
King County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.650, -100.520

Tornado, Hutchinson

When
May 25, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
35.820, -101.480

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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More

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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: 10141830, 10141831, 10141832, 10141833, 10141834, 10141835, 10141836, 10141837, 10141838, 10141839, 10141840, 10141841, 10141842.