Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 8, 1986

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 8, 1986
Start: 1986-04-08T17:30
End: 1986-04-08T20:15
Location: Texas

April 8, 1986 · NWS SAT · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

10 hail, 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.

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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

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

Hail, Kerr

When: April 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kerr County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.050, -99.130

Hail, Kerr

When: April 8, 5:47 PM CST
Where: Kerr County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.050, -99.130

Hail, Limestone

When: April 8, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Limestone County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.300, -96.630

Hail, Edwards

When: April 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Edwards County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 29.930, -100.230

Hail, Real

When: April 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Real County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 29.800, -99.830

Hail, Val Verde

When: April 8, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.950, -101.020

Hail, Bandera

When: April 8, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Bandera County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 29.800, -99.250

Hail, Val Verde

When: April 8, 6:46 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.780, -101.200

Hail, Bandera

When: April 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bandera County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.800, -99.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: April 8, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Houston County
Coordinates: 31.320, -95.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity

When: April 8, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Trinity County
Coordinates: 30.970, -95.380

Hail, Polk

When: April 8, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.650, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: April 8, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Coordinates: 30.770, -94.820

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 1986

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: 10144177, 10144178, 10144179, 10144180, 10144181, 10144182, 10144183, 10144184, 10144185, 10144186, 10144187, 10144188, 10144189.