Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 1992
Start: 1992-05-27T11:37
End: 1992-05-27T22:25
Location: Texas

May 27, 1992 · NWS AUS · 44 events in 25 counties and zones

32 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 4
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 44

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

32 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Starr

When: May 27, 11:37 AM PST
Where: Starr County
Coordinates: 26.320, -98.650

Hail, McCulloch

When: May 27, 2:12 PM CST
Where: McCulloch County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.420, -99.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Starr

When: May 27, 12:15 PM PST
Where: Starr County
Coordinates: 26.300, -98.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo

When: May 27, 12:20 PM PST
Where: Hidalgo County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 26.170, -98.370

Hail, McCulloch

When: May 27, 2:33 PM CST
Where: McCulloch County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.330, -99.430

Hail, Llano

When: May 27, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Llano County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.520, -98.780

Hail, McCulloch

When: May 27, 3:45 PM CST
Where: McCulloch County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.380, -99.380

Hail, Blanco

When: May 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Blanco County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.430, -98.330

Hail, Llano

When: May 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Llano County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.900, -98.880

Hail, Burnet

When: May 27, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Burnet County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 30.480, -98.170

Tornado, Oldham

When: May 27, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Oldham County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 35.230, -102.450

Hail, Llano

When: May 27, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Llano County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.770, -98.670

Hail, Blanco

When: May 27, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Blanco County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.420, -98.280

Hail, Burnet

When: May 27, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Burnet County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 30.570, -98.270

Hail, Burnet

When: May 27, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Burnet County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.480, -98.170

Hail, Harris

When: May 27, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.030, -95.420

Hail, Llano

When: May 27, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Llano County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.880, -98.470

Hail, Travis

When: May 27, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.280, -97.750

Hail, Travis

When: May 27, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.380, -98.020

Hail, Grimes

When: May 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Grimes County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.480, -95.980

Hail, Travis

When: May 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.280, -97.750

Tornado, Lamb

When: May 27, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Lamb County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.930, -102.120

Hail, Hays

When: May 27, 6:13 PM CST
Where: Hays County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.200, -98.080

Tornado, Hale

When: May 27, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.950, -102.050

Hail, Henderson

When: May 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Henderson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.200, -95.850

Hail, Anderson

When: May 27, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.770, -95.670

Hail, Houston

When: May 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Houston County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 31.320, -95.670

Hail, Houston

When: May 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Houston County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 31.320, -95.670

Hail, Castro

When: May 27, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Castro County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -102.120

Hail, Hays

When: May 27, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Hays County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.120, -98.030

Hail, Swisher

When: May 27, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Swisher County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -101.950

Hail, Lamb

When: May 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Lamb County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.280, -102.450

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 27, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Lubbock County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.670, -101.680

Hail, Hale

When: May 27, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.200, -101.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: May 27, 6:44 PM PST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Deaths: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.280, -97.750

Hail, Colorado

When: May 27, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.780, -96.630

Hail, Lynn

When: May 27, 9:04 PM CST
Where: Lynn County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.320, -101.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop

When: May 27, 7:30 PM PST
Where: Bastrop County
Coordinates: 30.080, -97.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When: May 27, 7:36 PM PST
Where: Lubbock County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 33.650, -101.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Hays

When: May 27, 7:40 PM PST
Where: Hays County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 29.980, -97.870

Tornado, Garza

When: May 27, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Garza County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 33.100, -101.380

Hail, Garza

When: May 27, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Garza County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.030, -101.080

Hail, Scurry

When: May 27, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Scurry County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.880, -101.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: May 27, 8:45 PM PST
Where: Fayette County
Coordinates: 29.900, -96.900

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10150465, 10155379, 10150466, 10150467, 10155380, 10155381, 10155383, 10155385, 10155386, 10155387, 10150468, 10155388, 10155390, 10155391, 10155392, 10155393, 10155394, 10155395, 10155396, 10155397, 10155398, 10150469, 10156243, 10150470, 10156245, 10156246, 10156247, 10156248, 10156249, 10156250, 10156251, 10156252, 10156253, 10156254, 10150471, 10156255, 10156256, 10150472, 10150473, 10151317, and more.