Hail, Dimmit
- When
- May 15, 3:50 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Dimmit County, Carrizo Spgs
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.520, -99.850
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 15, 1997
10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dimmit
- When
- May 15, 3:55 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dimmit County, 2 mi S of Carrizo Spgs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.480, -99.850
Hail, Frio
- When
- May 15, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Frio County, 16 mi SE of Pearsall
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.720, -98.900
Hail, Bandera
- When
- May 15, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Bandera County, Pipecreek
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.720, -98.930
Hail, Bexar
- When
- May 15, 4:25 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, San Antonio
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.420, -98.500
Hail, Bexar
- When
- May 15, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, San Antonio
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.420, -98.500
Hail, Bexar
- When
- May 15, 4:50 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, Kelly Afb
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.400, -98.630
Hail, Bexar
- When
- May 15, 5:09 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, San Antonio
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.420, -98.500
Hail, Bexar
- When
- May 15, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, 10 mi NW of San Antonio
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.520, -98.620
Hail, Bexar
- When
- May 15, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, 5 mi NE of San Antonio
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.470, -98.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar
- When
- May 15, 6:00 PM CST to 6:03 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, St Hedwig
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.420, -98.200
Widespread reports received from St. Hedgwick of trees blown over by severe winds.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5598778, 5598779, 5598780, 5598781, 5598783, 5598782, 5598784, 5598785, 5598786, 5598787, 5598788.