Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 8, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 8, 1985
Start: 1985-05-08T01:40
End: 1985-05-08T23:15
Location: Texas

May 8, 1985 · NWS R · 29 events in 19 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Borden

When: May 8, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Borden County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.600, -101.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: May 8, 3:13 AM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 32.420, -99.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: May 8, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 32.450, -99.730

Hail, Austin

When: May 8, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Austin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.050, -96.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Austin

When: May 8, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Austin County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.780, -96.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Hays

When: May 8, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Hays County
Coordinates: 30.030, -97.980

Hail, Guadalupe

When: May 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.650, -97.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe

When: May 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County
Coordinates: 29.780, -97.830

Hail, Guadalupe

When: May 8, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.650, -97.820

Hail, Cochran

When: May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Cochran County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.600, -102.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Uvalde

When: May 8, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Coordinates: 29.620, -99.530

Hail, Bexar

When: May 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.530, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: May 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 31.900, -94.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: May 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Coordinates: 29.450, -98.530

Hail, Gaines

When: May 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Gaines County
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Coordinates: 32.930, -102.550

Hail, Gaines

When: May 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Gaines County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -102.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: May 8, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Coordinates: 29.420, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Irion

When: May 8, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Irion County
Coordinates: 31.130, -101.180

Hail, Bee

When: May 8, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Bee County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.170, -97.600

Hail, Nueces

When: May 8, 8:44 PM CST
Where: Nueces County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.780, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When: May 8, 8:44 PM CST
Where: Nueces County
Coordinates: 27.780, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When: May 8, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Coordinates: 30.370, -100.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Uvalde

When: May 8, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Coordinates: 29.320, -99.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Crockett

When: May 8, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Crockett County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 30.700, -101.200

Hail, San Patricio

When: May 8, 9:30 PM CST
Where: San Patricio County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.020, -97.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Sutton

When: May 8, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Sutton County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 30.370, -100.900

Hail, Jim Wells

When: May 8, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Jim Wells County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.820, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When: May 8, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 29.720, -101.300

Hail, Kinney

When: May 8, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Kinney County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.370, -100.670

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.

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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: 10144857, 10144858, 10144859, 10145075, 10145076, 10145077, 10145078, 10145079, 10145080, 10145081, 10145082, 10145083, 10145084, 10145085, 10145086, 10145087, 10145088, 10145089, 10145090, 10145091, 10145092, 10145093, 10145094, 10145095, 10145096, 10145097, 10145098, 10145099, 10145100.