Texas, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1991

May 28, 1991 · NWS MAF · 11 events in 5 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
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

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Reeves

When
May 28, 5:02 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.000, -103.700

Hail, Reeves

When
May 28, 5:27 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.980, -103.730

Hail, Hartley

When
May 28, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.970, -102.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallam

When
May 28, 6:41 PM CST
Where
Dallam County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
36.070, -102.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallam

When
May 28, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Dallam County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.070, -102.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallam

When
May 28, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Dallam County
Coordinates
36.480, -102.220

Hail, Reeves

When
May 28, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.520, -103.600

Tornado, Hartley

When
May 28, 9:01 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
35.730, -102.330

Tornado, Hartley

When
May 28, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
35.970, -102.520

Hail, Ector

When
May 28, 9:26 PM CST
Where
Ector County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.980, -102.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When
May 28, 11:54 PM CST
Where
Ward County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
31.580, -102.900

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.

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: 10153531, 10153532, 10153533, 10153534, 10153535, 10153536, 10153537, 10153538, 10153539, 10153540, 10153541.