Texas, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 24, 1986

May 24, 1986 · NWS LBB · 55 events in 32 counties and zones

30 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
55

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

30 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cooke

When
May 24, 8:50 AM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.480, -97.170

Hail, Denton

When
May 24, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.270, -97.250

Hail, Collin

When
May 24, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -96.500

Hail, Denton

When
May 24, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.170, -97.300

Hail, Collin

When
May 24, 10:34 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -96.720

Hail, Denton

When
May 24, 11:08 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -97.180

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 24, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.970, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When
May 24, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Lamar County
Coordinates
33.650, -95.530

Hail, Denton

When
May 24, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
May 24, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Coordinates
33.620, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When
May 24, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Coordinates
33.170, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
May 24, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Coordinates
33.520, -94.430

Hail, Titus

When
May 24, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.170, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
May 24, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
33.250, -94.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
May 24, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Coordinates
33.180, -97.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
May 24, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
33.250, -94.250

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 24, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.900, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
May 24, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Coordinates
33.220, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
May 24, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.800, -97.400

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 24, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.870, -97.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
May 24, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
32.750, -97.250

Hail, Harrison

When
May 24, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When
May 24, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Coordinates
32.030, -94.220

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 24, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
May 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates
32.480, -96.980

Hail, Shelby

When
May 24, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.750, -93.880

Hail, Shelby

When
May 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -94.150

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
May 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.900, -98.500

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
May 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -98.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When
May 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Navarro County
Coordinates
32.100, -96.470

Hail, Stephens

When
May 24, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.870, -98.730

Hail, Jones

When
May 24, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.620, -99.830

Hail, Yoakum

When
May 24, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Yoakum County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.120, -102.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity

When
May 24, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Trinity County
Coordinates
30.930, -95.380

Hail, Terry

When
May 24, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Terry County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -102.280

Hail, Gaines

When
May 24, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Gaines County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -102.850

Hail, Gaines

When
May 24, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Gaines County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -102.650

Hail, Yoakum

When
May 24, 6:17 PM CST
Where
Yoakum County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -102.620

Tornado, Howard

When
May 24, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.330, -101.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
May 24, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.120, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When
May 24, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Coordinates
32.080, -98.330

Hail, Terry

When
May 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Terry County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -102.280

Hail, Parmer

When
May 24, 6:39 PM CST
Where
Parmer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.380, -103.030

Hail, Comanche

When
May 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -98.400

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.450, -95.480

Hail, Parmer

When
May 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Parmer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.530, -102.780

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.420, -95.480

Tornado, Midland

When
May 24, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Midland County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.070, -101.800

Tornado, Stonewall

When
May 24, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
33.150, -100.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson

When
May 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Coordinates
35.730, -101.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When
May 24, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Midland County
Coordinates
31.870, -102.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When
May 24, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.400, -101.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
May 24, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.820, -101.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson

When
May 24, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.830, -101.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When
May 24, 11:33 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
31.370, -100.500

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.
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.

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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: 10144301, 10144302, 10144303, 10144304, 10144305, 10144306, 10144307, 10144308, 10144309, 10144310, 10144311, 10144312, 10144313, 10144314, 10144315, 10144316, 10144317, 10144318, 10144319, 10144320, 10144321, 10144322, 10144323, 10144324, 10144325, 10144326, 10144327, 10144328, 10144329, 10144330, 10144331, 10144332, 10144333, 10144334, 10144335, 10144336, 10144337, 10144338, 10144339, 10144340, and more.