Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 27 to 28, 2001

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 27 to 28, 2001
Start: 2001-05-27T23:20
End: 2001-05-28T03:20
Location: Texas

May 27 to 28, 2001 · NWS FWD · 33 events in 22 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.

May 28th Episode NarrativeA strong cold front moved across north Texas from the central plains. This front, coupled with upper level disturbances and a mesoscale convective system, produced widespread rain and severe thunderstorms over north Texas. Strong winds were reported along the leading edge of this system, and they affected many locales. Wind was the major impact from this system, but some areas did receive large hail and practically everyone in the region recorded measurable rainfall, which was welcome in most areas.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 27, 10:26 PM CST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 10:26 PM CST, 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1126 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2001

MCS CONTINUES TO HAUL THE MAIL SOUTH...WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAKENING AS
40KT LOW LEVEL JET CONTINUES TO FEED THE STORMS. HAVE INCREASED
POPS ALL AREAS AND BUMPED UP WIND SPEEDS. SEVERE THREAT WILL BE
MAINLY FROM VERY STRONG WINDS (60 TO 80 MPH). SOME HAIL ALSO
POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES AS KFWS VAD WIND PROFILE
SHOWS GOOD TURNING WITH HEIGHT. 80

...612 CDT AVIATION DISCUSSION...
NO SHORT TERM CONCERNS FOR WACO OR METROPLEX TERMINALS THIS
EVENING...VFR AND GENERALLY SLY WINDS SHOULD HOLD THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM IS WHEN/IF CONVECTION IN OK/KS/NORTHERN TX
PANHANDLE WILL MOVE IN. CURRENT TRENDS SUGGEST ARRIVAL AROUND 09Z...
BUT SWD PROPAGATION OR DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL OK COULD MOVE THIS UP A
FEW HOURS. MAY SEE MVFR CIGS AT WACO TOWARD DAYBREAK IF OUTFLOW FROM
NORTHERN CONVECTION DOES NOT INTERFERE.
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.FWD...NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 8:22 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-280700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
922 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2001

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FOR THE
NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM EASTLAND...TO ATHENS. THIS INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF SHERMAN...PARIS...CORSICANA...MINERAL WELLS...
BOWIE...AND THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX.

LATE THIS EVENING...A COMPLEX OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
STRETCHED FROM TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH THE ENTIRE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS WAS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 35 AND 45
MPH. EVENING WEATHER BALLOON DATA FROM FORT WORTH INDICATED THE
ATMOSPHERE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS WAS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE...WITH ONLY A
VERY WEAK CAPPING INVERSION IN PLACE. A LOW LEVEL JET OF INCREASED
WIND SPEEDS WILL DEVELOP OVER N TEXAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND THIS
WILL FAVOR A CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND SOUTHWARD PUSH OF THE STORMS
FROM OKLAHOMA.

FORECAST VERTICAL WIND PROFILES SUGGEST THAT SUPPERCELL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE FROM VERY GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 MAY BE
ACTIVATED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. ACTIVATION SOUTH OF I-20 MAY BE
NEEDED BETWEEN 2 AND 4V AM.

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Event by event

28 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When: May 27, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Bowie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.750, -96.550

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: May 27, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Denison
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.000, -97.483

A 70 year old woman was in critical condition after being struck in the head by a tree limb. The limb was blown down by high winds at a Denison Dam campground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: May 27, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Sherman
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.200, -97.167

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: May 27, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Leonard
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.867, -95.750

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: May 27, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Honey Grove
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.833, -97.250

A 70 by 80 foot metal building was destroyed by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jack

When: May 28, 12:01 AM CST
Where: Jack County, Jacksboro
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.100, -96.467

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: May 28, 12:07 AM CST
Where: Wise County, Alvord
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.683, -96.500

Roofs in town were damaged by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: May 28, 12:07 AM CST
Where: Wise County, 1 mi N of Boyd
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.417, -95.933

A tree was blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When: May 28, 12:08 AM CST
Where: Collin County, Mc Kinney
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.583, -95.917

Large tree limbs were blown onto power lines.

Hail, Wise

When: May 28, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Wise County, Lake Bridgeport
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 33.383, -96.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: May 28, 12:21 AM CST
Where: Denton County, 1 mi SW of Denton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.333, -95.767

Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: May 28, 12:23 AM CST
Where: Lamar County, Paris
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 32.700, -96.000

Estimated by a trained storm spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: May 28, 12:24 AM CST
Where: Wise County, Newark
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 31.617, -96.283

Estimated by a trained storm spotter.

Hail, Jack

When: May 28, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Jack County, Jacksboro
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.567, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When: May 28, 12:28 AM CST
Where: Delta County, Cooper
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.967, -97.683

Estimated by local law enforcement.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: May 28, 12:34 AM CST
Where: Lamar County, Paris
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.733, -96.283

Estimated by the Emergency Manager.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: May 28, 12:43 AM CST
Where: Hunt County, Greenville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.367, -96.150

Estimated by local law enforcement.

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When: May 28, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Parker County, Springtown
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.133, -96.950

Large tree limbs were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: May 28, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Fannin County, 2 mi E of Ladonia
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.133, -96.117

Some apartments and an outbuilding were unroofed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When: May 28, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Delta County, Klondike
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.386, -95.672 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rains

When: May 28, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Rains County, Emory
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.217, -98.167

Estimated by the Emergency Manager.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: May 28, 12:58 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, North Richland Hills
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.367, -97.683

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Van Zandt

When: May 28, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Van Zandt County, Wills Pt
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.583, -96.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: May 28, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Kaufman County, Terrell
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.633, -96.567

Estimated wind speed by Emergency Manager.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: May 28, 1:05 AM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Sulphur Spgs
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.217, -97.867

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Lightning, Tarrant

When: May 28, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Arlington
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.100, -97.583

Lightning started an apartment fire that displaced four families.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: May 28, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Dallas County, De Soto
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.200, -96.617

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: May 28, 1:50 AM CST
Where: Ellis County, Milford
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.650, -95.533

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Navarro

When: May 28, 2:05 AM CST
Where: Navarro County, Dawson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.650, -95.533

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: May 28, 2:05 AM CST
Where: Navarro County, Corsicana
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.217, -98.167

Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: May 28, 2:19 AM CST
Where: Limestone County, Mexia
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.367, -95.683

Signs and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Freestone

When: May 28, 2:25 AM CST
Where: Freestone County, Teague
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 33.133, -95.600

Trees up to 10 inches in diameter were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: May 28, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Leon County, Jewett
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 31.883, -96.717

Large tree limbs were blown down.

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5244686, 5244674, 5244588, 5244680, 5244681, 5245868, 5245869, 5245870, 5245940, 5245871, 5245941, 5245943, 5245942, 5245945, 5245946, 5245944, 5245947, 5244687, 5244679, 5244682, 5244583, 5244584, 5244684, 5244685, 5244586, 5244585, 5244587, 5244675, 5244676, 5244677, 5244678, 5244683, 5244688.