Texas, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 2, 1991

May 2, 1991 · NWS SAT · 26 events in 17 counties and zones

15 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 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
1
Property damage
$76,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
26

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

15 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Concho

When
May 2, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Concho County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.580, -99.920

Hail, McCulloch

When
May 2, 12:55 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -99.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Foard

When
May 2, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Foard County
Coordinates
33.970, -99.520

Hail, Uvalde

When
May 2, 1:13 PM CST
Where
Uvalde County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.520, -99.730

Hail, McCulloch

When
May 2, 1:15 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -99.400

Tornado, Fisher

When
May 2, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.650, -100.350

Tornado, Fisher

When
May 2, 1:38 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.6 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.780, -100.200

Hail, Jones

When
May 2, 1:57 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -99.830

Tornado, Jones

When
May 2, 2:18 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.880, -100.130

Hail, Scurry

When
May 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -100.900

Tornado, Haskell

When
May 2, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.230, -99.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When
May 2, 3:08 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.600, -102.050

Hail, Bandera

When
May 2, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Bandera County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.720, -99.070

Hail, Fisher

When
May 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -100.380

Hail, Hartley

When
May 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -102.400

Hail, Sherman

When
May 2, 3:26 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -102.070

Hail, Sherman

When
May 2, 3:46 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -102.070

Hail, Lubbock

When
May 2, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -101.850

Hail, Kendall

When
May 2, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Kendall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.750, -98.700

Hail, Bandera

When
May 2, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Bandera County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.650, -99.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
May 2, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
33.900, -98.500

Hail, Hartley

When
May 2, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.850, -102.320

Tornado, Sutton

When
May 2, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Sutton County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
30.570, -100.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When
May 2, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Coordinates
33.770, -97.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
May 2, 11:34 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Coordinates
32.970, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
May 2, 11:56 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
32.770, -97.450

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.
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: 10140723, 10140724, 10140725, 10140726, 10140727, 10140728, 10146052, 10153212, 10153213, 10153214, 10153215, 10153216, 10153217, 10153218, 10153219, 10153220, 10153221, 10153222, 10153223, 10153224, 10153225, 10153226, 10153227, 10153228, 10153229, 10153230.