Texas, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1986

May 8, 1986 · NWS FTW · 22 events in 16 counties and zones

13 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

13 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Comanche

When
May 8, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.880, -98.630

Tornado, Comanche

When
May 8, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.080, -98.830

Hail, Eastland

When
May 8, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -98.970

Hail, Comanche

When
May 8, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -98.470

Hail, Eastland

When
May 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.220, -98.680

Hail, Archer

When
May 8, 3:53 PM CST
Where
Archer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
May 8, 4:22 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
34.100, -98.570

Hail, Hamilton

When
May 8, 4:32 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.980, -98.030

Hail, Brown

When
May 8, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -99.020

Hail, Brown

When
May 8, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -98.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
May 8, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
32.430, -97.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Hood

When
May 8, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Hood County
Coordinates
32.530, -97.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When
May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Duval County
Coordinates
27.850, -98.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Somervell

When
May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Somervell County
Coordinates
32.230, -97.750

Hail, Bosque

When
May 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Bosque County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.980, -97.870

Hail, Ellis

When
May 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -96.980

Hail, Brown

When
May 8, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.720, -98.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When
May 8, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Navarro County
Coordinates
32.100, -96.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When
May 8, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Henderson County
Coordinates
32.300, -95.980

Hail, Brown

When
May 8, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -99.150

Hail, McCulloch

When
May 8, 9:18 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.450, -99.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
May 8, 10:28 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.730, -96.970

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.

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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: 10143109, 10143110, 10143111, 10143112, 10143113, 10143114, 10143115, 10143116, 10143117, 10143118, 10143119, 10143120, 10143121, 10143122, 10143123, 10143124, 10143125, 10143126, 10143127, 10143128, 10143129, 10143130.