Texas, 1991

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 16, 1991

May 16, 1991 · NWS SAT · 16 events in 14 counties and zones

10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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
1
Property damage
None recorded
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

10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Reagan

When
May 16, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Reagan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -101.470

Hail, Tom Green

When
May 16, 4:33 AM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -100.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman

When
May 16, 6:15 AM CST
Where
Coleman County
Coordinates
31.830, -99.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
May 16, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Comanche County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
31.870, -98.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
May 16, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Coordinates
31.750, -98.950

Hail, Bexar

When
May 16, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
29.380, -98.650

Hail, Bexar

When
May 16, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.400, -98.300

Hail, Bexar

When
May 16, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.370, -98.470

Hail, Guadalupe

When
May 16, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Guadalupe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.570, -97.780

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 16, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.320, -95.450

Hail, Travis

When
May 16, 3:13 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -97.750

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When
May 16, 3:15 PM CST
Where
De Witt County
Coordinates
29.100, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
May 16, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
30.100, -95.620

Hail, Jones

When
May 16, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -100.170

Hail, Angelina

When
May 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Angelina County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.350, -94.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Starr

When
May 16, 8:39 PM CST
Where
Starr County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
26.380, -98.820

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.

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: 10151805, 10151806, 10151807, 10151808, 10151809, 10151810, 10152169, 10152170, 10152171, 10152172, 10152173, 10152174, 10152175, 10152176, 10152177, 10152178.