Texas, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 13, 1986

May 13, 1986 · NWS FTW · 25 events in 11 counties and zones

18 hail, 7 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
25

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

18 hail, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clay

When
May 13, 5:07 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.470, -98.270

Hail, Clay

When
May 13, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.630, -98.230

Hail, Clay

When
May 13, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -98.230

Hail, Jack

When
May 13, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Jack County
Measured
2.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -98.150

Tornado, Nolan

When
May 13, 5:49 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
32.500, -100.600

Hail, Clay

When
May 13, 5:51 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.480, -98.020

Tornado, Nolan

When
May 13, 5:54 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.470, -100.580

Hail, Montague

When
May 13, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Montague County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.550, -97.880

Hail, Montague

When
May 13, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Montague County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.730, -97.750

Tornado, Nolan

When
May 13, 5:58 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
32.450, -100.570

Tornado, Nolan

When
May 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
32.330, -100.400

Hail, Wise

When
May 13, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -97.900

Hail, Fisher

When
May 13, 6:47 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -100.420

Hail, Jones

When
May 13, 6:47 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -100.130

Hail, Wise

When
May 13, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.370, -97.680

Hail, Wise

When
May 13, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.370, -97.680

Tornado, Jones

When
May 13, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.900, -99.780

Tornado, Mitchell

When
May 13, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.470, -100.720

Hail, Archer

When
May 13, 8:59 PM CST
Where
Archer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.570, -98.450

Hail, Nolan

When
May 13, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.470, -100.400

Hail, Archer

When
May 13, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Archer County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.650, -98.780

Tornado, Nolan

When
May 13, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.370, -100.620

Hail, Wichita

When
May 13, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -98.500

Hail, Wichita

When
May 13, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -98.500

Hail, Haskell

When
May 13, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -99.900

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.

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

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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: 10144005, 10144006, 10144007, 10144008, 10144222, 10144223, 10144224, 10144225, 10144226, 10144227, 10144228, 10144229, 10144230, 10144231, 10144232, 10144233, 10144234, 10144235, 10144236, 10144237, 10144238, 10144239, 10144240, 10144241, 10144242.