Texas, 1989

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 12, 1989

May 12, 1989 · NWS FTW · 36 events in 17 counties and zones

30 hail, 6 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
36

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, 6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Val Verde

When
May 12, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.780, -101.200

Hail, Hale

When
May 12, 1:53 PM CST
Where
Hale County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -101.850

Hail, Floyd

When
May 12, 2:33 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -101.520

Hail, Floyd

When
May 12, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -101.330

Hail, Hartley

When
May 12, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.850, -102.320

Hail, Hale

When
May 12, 3:16 PM CST
Where
Hale County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.870, -101.600

Hail, Hartley

When
May 12, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.800, -102.400

Hail, Floyd

When
May 12, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.180, -101.330

Hail, Motley

When
May 12, 5:18 PM CST
Where
Motley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.100, -100.880

Tornado, Hartley

When
May 12, 5:26 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Rating
F2
Path length
7 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
35.680, -102.430

Hail, Cottle

When
May 12, 5:38 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.130, -100.300

Hail, Oldham

When
May 12, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Oldham County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.600, -102.250

Hail, Stonewall

When
May 12, 6:17 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.150, -100.230

Tornado, Oldham

When
May 12, 6:27 PM CST
Where
Oldham County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
60 yd
Coordinates
35.530, -102.220

Hail, Cottle

When
May 12, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -100.270

Hail, Haskell

When
May 12, 6:48 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -99.970

Hail, Oldham

When
May 12, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Oldham County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.530, -102.250

Hail, Haskell

When
May 12, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.950, -99.970

Tornado, Jones

When
May 12, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.930, -99.930

Tornado, Jones

When
May 12, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
32.930, -100.020

Hail, Potter

When
May 12, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -101.920

Hail, Foard

When
May 12, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Foard County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -99.700

Hail, Haskell

When
May 12, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -99.780

Tornado, Jones

When
May 12, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.900, -99.880

Tornado, Jones

When
May 12, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.770, -99.680

Hail, Shackelford

When
May 12, 8:42 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -99.300

Hail, Carson

When
May 12, 8:43 PM CST
Where
Carson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -101.180

Hail, Wichita

When
May 12, 9:12 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.950, -98.670

Hail, Shackelford

When
May 12, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.550, -99.170

Hail, Wichita

When
May 12, 9:44 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.950, -98.670

Hail, Eastland

When
May 12, 9:53 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.420, -99.020

Hail, Shackelford

When
May 12, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -99.470

Hail, Wichita

When
May 12, 10:03 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -98.500

Hail, Eastland

When
May 12, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.470, -98.680

Hail, Callahan

When
May 12, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.370, -99.200

Hail, Eastland

When
May 12, 11:19 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -98.970

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.

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: 10138324, 10138325, 10138326, 10141296, 10141297, 10141298, 10141299, 10141300, 10141301, 10141302, 10141303, 10141304, 10141305, 10141306, 10139680, 10139681, 10139682, 10139683, 10139684, 10139685, 10139686, 10139687, 10139688, 10139689, 10139690, 10139691, 10139692, 10139693, 10139694, 10139695, 10139696, 10139697, 10139698, 10139699, 10139700, 10139701.