Texas, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 7, 1986

May 7, 1986 · 16 events in 9 counties and zones

8 tornado, 8 hail, 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
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

8 tornado, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tom Green

When
May 7, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
31.350, -100.320

Tornado, Hemphill

When
May 7, 4:12 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
35.780, -100.450

Tornado, Hemphill

When
May 7, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County
Rating
F2
Path length
8 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
35.780, -100.450

Tornado, Hemphill

When
May 7, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County
Rating
F3
Path length
7 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.830, -100.450

Hail, Kent

When
May 7, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -100.770

Hail, Kent

When
May 7, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.050, -100.670

Tornado, Hemphill

When
May 7, 4:57 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
35.920, -100.400

Tornado, Stonewall

When
May 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
33.320, -100.320

Hail, Coke

When
May 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Coke County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.070, -100.270

Hail, King

When
May 7, 5:55 PM CST
Where
King County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.820, -100.520

Tornado, Hemphill

When
May 7, 6:08 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
35.920, -100.420

Tornado, Lipscomb

When
May 7, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Lipscomb County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.280, -100.270

Hail, Scurry

When
May 7, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -100.900

Hail, Hall

When
May 7, 7:46 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.720, -100.680

Hail, Kent

When
May 7, 7:47 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.170, -100.950

Hail, Stonewall

When
May 7, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -100.400

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10143093, 10143094, 10143095, 10143096, 10143097, 10143098, 10143099, 10143100, 10143101, 10143102, 10143103, 10143104, 10143105, 10143106, 10143107, 10143108.