Texas, 1985

Hail in Texas, May 27, 1985

May 27, 1985 · NWS AT · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

14 hail, 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
14

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

14 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hopkins

When
May 27, 8:08 AM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.070, -95.470

Hail, Foard

When
May 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Foard County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -99.720

Hail, Eastland

When
May 27, 6:06 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -98.970

Hail, Knox

When
May 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.750, -99.800

Hail, Hall

When
May 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.400, -100.880

Hail, Hall

When
May 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.520, -100.550

Hail, Ochiltree

When
May 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.070, -100.800

Hail, Orange

When
May 27, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.150, -93.680

Hail, McCulloch

When
May 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -99.380

Hail, Lipscomb

When
May 27, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Lipscomb County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.450, -100.530

Hail, Cottle

When
May 27, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.220, -100.450

Hail, Cottle

When
May 27, 8:38 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.130, -100.300

Hail, Coleman

When
May 27, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.500, -99.380

Hail, Cottle

When
May 27, 9:12 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.030, -100.300

What these are

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

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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: 10141843, 10141844, 10141845, 10141846, 10141847, 10141848, 10141849, 10141850, 10141851, 10141852, 10141853, 10141854, 10141855, 10141856.