Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1993
Start: 1993-05-08T01:40
End: 1993-05-08T23:55
Location: Texas

May 8, 1993 · 70 events in 20 counties and zones

48 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 65 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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Wind
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $671,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 70

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

48 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn

When: May 8, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Lynn County, Wilson
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lubbock

When: May 8, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Lubbock County, Slaton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 60 miles an hour in Lynn County southeast of Wilson. As the storm moved across Lubbock County, golf ball-size hail was reported by the Slaton Police Department. No significant damage resulted from the wind and hail.

Hail, Briscoe

When: May 8, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Briscoe County, Silverton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Swisher

When: May 8, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Swisher County, Silverton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -101.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crosby

When: May 8, 2:32 AM CST
Where: Crosby County, Crosbyton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

As the Lubbock County storm moved across Crosby County, dime-size hail was reported near the Cap Rock Community. No damage resulted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When: May 8, 2:55 AM CST
Where: Floyd County, Petersburg
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downburst winds of 60 miles an hour were reported in Petersburg by the Petersburg Fire Department. As the storm moved into Floyd County, the public reported nickel-size hail in Aiken. Only minor damage resulted.

Hail, Floyd

When: May 8, 3:05 AM CST
Where: Floyd County, Aiken
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Floyd

When: May 8, 4:50 AM CST
Where: Floyd County, Sterley
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public reported quarter-size hail near the Sterley Community in northwestern Floyd County. No damage was noted.

Hail, Briscoe

When: May 8, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Briscoe County, Quitaque
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Briscoe

When: May 8, 6:17 AM CST
Where: Briscoe County, Quitaque
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Childress

When: May 8, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Childress County, Childress
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.529, -100.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Previous evenings thunderstorms redeveloped after midnight producing heavy rains and hail up to golf ball-size.

Tornado, Baylor

When: May 8, 1:57 PM CST to 2:11 PM CST
Where: Baylor County, Seymour - to Mabelle
Rating: F0
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Coordinates: 33.480, -99.270

Hail, Wilbarger

When: May 8, 2:23 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County, Grayback
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.081, -99.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilbarger

When: May 8, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County, Grayback
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.081, -99.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: May 8, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Electra
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Archer

When: May 8, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Windthorst
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Archer

When: May 8, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Holliday
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: May 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Holliday
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Archer

When: May 8, 3:04 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Holliday
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: May 8, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Wichita Falls
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: May 8, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Wichita Falls
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Baylor

When: May 8, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Baylor County, Lake Kemp
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.617, -99.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Jolly
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay and Archer

When: May 8, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Clay and Archer County, Jolly
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 3:48 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Jolly
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Archer

When: May 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Holliday
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Clay

When: May 8, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Ryan
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Clay

When: May 8, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Clay County, N Stanfield
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 33.970, -98.070

Hail, Archer

When: May 8, 4:22 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Megargel
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: May 8, 4:56 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, (Sps) Wichita Falls
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: May 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Wise County to Decatur
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: May 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Bridgeport
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.

Hail, Archer

When: May 8, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Lake Kickapoo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Archer

When: May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Archer City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Clay and Archer

When: May 8, 5:42 PM CST to 6:06 PM CST
Where: Clay and Archer County, Scotland - to Bluegrove
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 90 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.670, -98.430

Hail, Montague

When: May 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Montague
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado with debris between Montague and Saint Jo.

Tornado, Montague

When: May 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Montague
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.670, -97.620

Tornado with debris between Montague and Saint Jo.

Tornado, Montague

When: May 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Saint Jo
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief tornado touchdown destroyed a barn and blew down a few trees.

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Henrietta
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 8, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Bluegrove
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Nr Henrietta
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Windthorst
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Bluegrove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Bellevue
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 6:56 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Se Bellevue
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 8, 6:56 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Se Bellevue
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Archer

When: May 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Windthorst
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Windthorst
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Windthorst
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bowie

When: May 8, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Bowie County, Bowie
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Henrietta
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bowie

When: May 8, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Bowie County, Bowie
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Windthorst
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Young

When: May 8, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Young County, Proffitt
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.177, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A brief tornado touchdown uprooted a few trees in open country.,

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 8, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Bellvue
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montague

When: May 8, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Saint Jo
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was extensive hail damage to fruit trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When: May 8, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Montague County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind damage to a mobile home in rural area in north part of county.

Tornado, Montague

When: May 8, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Saint Jo
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.

Tornado, Cooke

When: May 8, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Muenster
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A brief tornado touchdown destroyed a barn and blew down some trees.

Hail, Cooke

When: May 8, 8:00 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Jean
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain that began the evening of May 8th continued through the morning of the 9th before ending in the early afternoon. Extensive flooding occurred across the county with an estimate of $2 million dollars damage just to crops.

Hail, Cooke

When: May 8, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Gainesville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When: May 8, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Muenster to
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged a house north of Muenster and a barn south of Muenster. Trees and power lines were also blown down.

Hail, Clay

When: May 8, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Bellevue
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 8, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Bellevue
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Young

When: May 8, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Young County, Murray
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.177, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A brief tornado touchdown uprooted a few trees in open country.,

Hail, Throckmorton

When: May 8, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Throckmorton County, Woodson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.178, -99.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Throckmorton

When: May 8, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Throckmorton County, Woodson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.178, -99.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When: May 8, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Saint Jo
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees near Saint Jo.

Tornado, Young

When: May 8, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Young County, Newcastle
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.080, -98.880

A brief tornado touchdown uprooted a few trees in open country.,

Hail, Dickens

When: May 8, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Dickens County, Dickens
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 33.617, -100.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Dickens County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail just west of Dickens and dime-size hail in Spur. The heavy rainfall from the storms resulted in flooding of highways and roads in central Dickens County. Only minor damage was noted.

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: 10354804, 10354392, 10348420, 10352673, 10352147, 10351654, 10351655, 10351656, 10348421, 10348422, 10347752, 10348634, 10355433, 10355434, 10355321, 10348003, 10348004, 10355322, 10348005, 10355323, 10355324, 10348635, 10347786, 10347824, 10347787, 10348006, 10347788, 10347789, 10348007, 10355325, 10355520, 10355521, 10348084, 10348085, 10347825, 10350881, 10350882, 10350883, 10347790, 10347791, and more.