Texas, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 22, 1991

May 22, 1991 · NWS AMA · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

9 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

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

Hail, Potter

When
May 22, 2:08 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.820

Tornado, Reeves

When
May 22, 5:01 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
31.020, -103.420

Hail, Hall

When
May 22, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -100.880

Hail, Pecos

When
May 22, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Pecos County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.170, -103.130

Hail, Ward

When
May 22, 5:42 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.530, -103.130

Hail, Hall

When
May 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.720, -100.600

Hail, Hall

When
May 22, 6:11 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.720, -100.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When
May 22, 8:38 PM CST
Where
Lynn County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
33.180, -101.900

Hail, Lynn

When
May 22, 9:33 PM CST
Where
Lynn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -101.780

Hail, Potter

When
May 22, 11:26 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.850

Hail, Randall

When
May 22, 11:29 PM CST
Where
Randall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.820

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10152398, 10152399, 10152400, 10152401, 10152402, 10152403, 10152404, 10152405, 10152406, 10152407, 10152408.