Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Hewitt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -97.200
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 1997
9 hail, 3 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.
- 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
- $225,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
9 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 12:21 PM CST to 12:33 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Lorena to 6 mi W of Lorena
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -97.320
A tornado developed just west of Box Ranch Road and moved west-southwest to just west of Mackey Ranch Road where a mobile home was destroyed. The tornado also uprooted numerous large trees along its path.
Tornado, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 12:44 PM CST to 12:47 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Eddy
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -97.250
A sheriff's deputy reported a tornado near I-35 and Highway 7.
Tornado, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 12:46 PM CST to 12:59 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Moody to 1 mi S of Moody
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -97.330
The third tornado developed about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Moody in open country just south of Farm-to-Market Road 107. The tornado moved south-southwest and destroyed a house and a barn. Another house was damaged and numerous trees were uprooted. Two vehicles were tossed several hundred feet by the tornado. The strong tornado dissipated about 0.5 miles after moving into extreme northern Bell County.
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 12:48 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Lorena
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -97.220
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 12:55 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Lorena
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -97.220
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 12:56 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, 3 mi E of Moody
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -97.300
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Eddy
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -97.250
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Bruceville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -97.230
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Bruceville
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -97.230
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 1:06 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Eddy
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -97.250
Hail, McLennan
- When
- May 27, 1:09 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Bruceville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -97.230
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.
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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: 5599217, 5599218, 5599219, 5599220, 5599221, 5599222, 5599223, 5599224, 5599225, 5599226, 5599227, 5599228.