Texas, 1988Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 8, 1988
May 8, 1988 · NWS FTW · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Hail, Young
- When
- May 8, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -98.480
Hail, Jack
- When
- May 8, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jack County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -98.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- May 8, 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -96.900
Hail, Collin
- When
- May 8, 6:50 AM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.720
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 8, 19881 injured · $197 million · F3 · 72 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 8, 19881 death · 7 injured · $1.6 million · F2 · 63 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 8, 19885 injured · $5.3 million · F3 · 79 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, May 8, 1988$250,000 · F1 · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 8, 19882.75 in hail · 48 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 8, 19882.5 in hail · 25 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 8, 19884 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 8, 198875 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 8, 19881 event
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: 10138875, 10138876, 10138877, 10138878.