Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 22, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 22, 1995
Start: 1995-05-22T14:43
End: 1995-05-22T20:01
Location: Texas

May 22, 1995 · 28 events in 6 counties and zones

23 hail, 5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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: $387,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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.

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.

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Event by event

23 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hutchinson

When: May 22, 2:43 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson County, Borger
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hutchinson

When: May 22, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson County, Stinnett
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hutchinson

When: May 22, 3:11 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson County, Borger
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ochiltree

When: May 22, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree County, Perryton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Hutchinson

When: May 22, 3:14 PM CST to 3:21 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson County, Stinnett
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Coordinates: 35.920, -101.330

Hail, Carson

When: May 22, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Carson County, Skellytown
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Carson

When: May 22, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Carson County, White Deer
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 35.480, -101.200

Hail, Carson

When: May 22, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Carson County, Skellytown
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carson

When: May 22, 3:23 PM CST
Where: Carson County, Skellytown
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Pampa
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 3:54 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Pampa
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 4:02 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Pampa
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $200,000
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Allanreed
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Gray County, McLean
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Gray County, McLean
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 5:27 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Laketon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 5:27 PM CST
Where: Gray County, McLean
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 22, 5:31 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Laketon
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wheeler

When: May 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Wheeler
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wheeler

When: May 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Wheeler
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wheeler

When: May 22, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Shamrock
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Collingsworth

When: May 22, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Collingsworth County, Shamrock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Wheeler

When: May 22, 6:18 PM CST to 6:21 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Wheeler
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 35.450, -100.330

Hail, Collingsworth

When: May 22, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Collingsworth County, Lutie
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wheeler

When: May 22, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Wheeler
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A significant severe weather day with five tornadoes and hail up to softball-size. Damage in Pampa was estimate at over $200,000. The majority of the remaining damage occurred to automobile along highway corridors. All five tornadoes we over open county and were reported by Skywarn spotters, Vortex spotters or local TV meteorologists.

Tornado, Wheeler

When: May 22, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Lela
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 35.230, -100.320

Hail, Wheeler

When: May 22, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Texola
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $35,000
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Wheeler

When: May 22, 8:01 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Shamrock
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1995 Warnings in Texas, May 1995

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: 10350210, 10350211, 10350212, 10354267, 10350213, 10348594, 10348595, 10348596, 10348597, 10350647, 10350648, 10350649, 10350650, 10350651, 10350652, 10350653, 10350654, 10350655, 10355279, 10355280, 10355281, 10351984, 10355282, 10351985, 10355349, 10355284, 10355285, 10355286.