Texas, 1993

Hail in Texas, May 21, 1993

May 21, 1993 · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

10 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$5,000
Events
10

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. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dallam

When
May 21, 6:07 PM CST
Where
Dallam County, Dalhart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hartley

When
May 21, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Hartley County, Dalhart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hartley

When
May 21, 6:37 PM CST
Where
Hartley County, Dalhart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dallam

When
May 21, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Dallam County, Dalhart
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Deaf Smith

When
May 21, 7:11 PM CST
Where
Deaf Smith County, Hereford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.966, -102.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
May 21, 7:36 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Canyon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamb

When
May 21, 7:51 PM CST
Where
Lamb County, Spade
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported dime-size hail in eastern Lamb County. Minor crop damage resulted.

Hail, Randall

When
May 21, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Canyon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dallam

When
May 21, 8:12 PM CST
Where
Dallam County, Dalhart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms moved out of New Mexico and into the Texas panhandle produced hail of which one report was golf ball-size.

Hail, Dallam

When
May 21, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Dallam County, Dalhart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms moved out of New Mexico and into the Texas panhandle produced hail of which one report was golf ball-size.

What these are

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

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: 10352162, 10350971, 10350972, 10352163, 10351380, 10353226, 10354909, 10353227, 10352164, 10352225.