Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 5, 1986

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 5, 1986
Start: 1986-02-05T14:20
End: 1986-02-05T21:30
Location: Texas

February 5, 1986 · 39 events in 25 counties and zones

21 hail, 12 tornado, 6 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.

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: 2
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $31 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 39

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

21 hail, 12 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ellis

When: February 5, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.400, -96.780

Hail, Dallas

When: February 5, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.650, -96.800

Hail, Colorado

When: February 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.430, -96.400

Tornado, Hopkins

When: February 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 33.100, -95.600

Hail, Rains

When: February 5, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Rains County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.800, -95.800

Tornado, Franklin

When: February 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.330

Tornado, Waller

When: February 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Waller County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 170 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.830, -95.850

Hail, Hardin

When: February 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Hardin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.280, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: February 5, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 32.930, -95.570

Tornado, Harris

When: February 5, 3:51 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 170 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.830, -95.820

Tornado, Franklin

When: February 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 33.130, -95.230

Tornado, Franklin

When: February 5, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 33.270, -95.220

Tornado, Harris

When: February 5, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.020, -95.620

Tornado, Montgomery

When: February 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.080, -95.580

Tornado, Harris

When: February 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F3
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 30.030, -95.550

Hail, Titus

When: February 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Titus County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.370, -95.100

Tornado, Dawson

When: February 5, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 32.550, -102.100

Hail, Wharton

When: February 5, 4:37 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.350, -96.200

Tornado, Titus

When: February 5, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Titus County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 33.350, -94.980

Hail, Bowie

When: February 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.500, -94.620

Hail, Montgomery

When: February 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.320, -95.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: February 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 32.920, -96.630

Hail, Liberty

When: February 5, 5:12 PM CST
Where: Liberty County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.350, -95.100

Hail, Red River

When: February 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.550, -94.780

Hail, Bowie

When: February 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.500, -94.620

Hail, San Jacinto

When: February 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where: San Jacinto County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.600, -95.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: February 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 30.250, -95.330

Tornado, Bowie

When: February 5, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 33.450, -94.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When: February 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Walker County
Coordinates: 30.720, -95.570

Hail, Polk

When: February 5, 5:46 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.680, -94.930

Hail, Bowie

When: February 5, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.500, -94.620

Hail, San Jacinto

When: February 5, 5:55 PM CST
Where: San Jacinto County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.600, -95.150

Hail, Fort Bend

When: February 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Fort Bend County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.400, -95.830

Hail, Tyler

When: February 5, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Tyler County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.770, -94.520

Hail, Tyler

When: February 5, 6:31 PM CST
Where: Tyler County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.930, -94.330

Hail, Tyler

When: February 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Tyler County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.770, -94.550

Hail, Jasper

When: February 5, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.720, -94.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo

When: February 5, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Coordinates: 26.180, -97.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Willacy

When: February 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Willacy County
Coordinates: 26.520, -98.030

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.
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 The tornado archive for Texas, 1986 Warnings in Texas, February 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: 10144142, 10144143, 10144996, 10144997, 10144998, 10144999, 10145000, 10145001, 10145002, 10145217, 10145218, 10145219, 10145220, 10145221, 10145222, 10145223, 10145224, 10145225, 10145226, 10145227, 10145228, 10145229, 10145230, 10145231, 10145232, 10145233, 10145234, 10145235, 10145236, 10145237, 10145238, 10145239, 10145240, 10145241, 10145242, 10145243, 10145244, 10145245, 10145246.