Hail Map in Texas on May 8, 2023

The weather event in Texas on May 8, 2023 includes Hail and Wind maps. 21 states and 742 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 21,363.
Hail map in Texas on May 8, 2023
Hail
Wind

21,363

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

1,337

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Texas

Texas

DateDescription
05/08/20236:40 PM CDTWind gust occurred at the kiah asos site.
05/08/20236:23 PM CDT*** 1 fatal *** law enforcement reported that a tree fell on a vehicle near the intersection of east cypresswood dr and whitewood dr. One fatality reported.
05/08/20235:56 PM CDTPublic and media reports of hail between quarter and half dollar size.
05/08/20235:35 PM CDTQuarter size hail currently falling.
05/08/20235:00 PM CDTHail size estimated via public photo on social media.
05/08/20234:37 PM CDTLarge portion of orange texas without power after storm has passed.
05/08/20234:36 PM CDTLarge branch broken off a tree.
05/08/20234:36 PM CDTLarge tree fell on house... Damaging a roof.
05/08/20234:36 PM CDTPart of a tin roof was blown across 9th street in orange... Tx. Taking down a power line.
05/08/20234:34 PM CDTA trampoline was blown trough a fence off of snake road.
05/08/20234:30 PM CDTTin roof blown off of a hair salon.
05/08/20234:19 PM CDTMesonet reports thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph.
05/08/20233:43 PM CDTNickel to quarter size hail in la grange.
05/08/20233:42 PM CDTSoftwood tree split in half.
05/08/20233:25 PM CDTNumerous power outages reported in and around lumberton. Time estimated by radar.
05/08/20233:15 PM CDTMedia reports 1 inch hail west of lumberton.
05/08/20233:10 PM CDTHardin 911 reports possible tornado touched down on fm 421 between sour lake and lumberton. Numerous trees were downed onto the roadway and power lines. Time estimated
05/08/20232:00 AM CDTMesonet station xspp spiw park.
05/08/20231:54 AM CDTCorrects previous marine tstm wind report from 1 sse port isabel. The noaa national ocean service station at port isabel recorded a wind gust of 52 knots... Or 60 mph..
05/08/20231:54 AM CDTBuoy station ptit2 port isabel... Tx.
05/08/20231:45 AM CDTMember of the public from isla blanca reported power being out... Two trailers flipped onto their ceilings... Awnings ripped off... Trailer jacks bent... Road signs ben
05/08/20231:41 AM CDTPort isabel police department reported several powerlines down around town. Timing based on radar.
05/08/20231:41 AM CDTThe port isabel police department shared pictures on social media showing damage to the sunoco gas station awning at the corner of hwy48 and hwy100 and an ice chest tha
05/08/20231:25 AM CDTMetal carport blown over and across street. Time estimated from radar.
05/08/20231:19 AM CDTThe asos station at brownsville-south padre international airport gusted to 64 mph at 1:19am cdt.
05/08/20231:19 AM CDTAsos station kbro brownsville.
05/08/20231:15 AM CDT18 inch diameter tree trunk split in half. Estimated wind speed 60 mph.
05/07/20239:31 PM CDTReport from mping quarter.
05/07/20239:30 PM CDTTrained spotters reported winds of 60 to 65 mph in the city of bangs.
05/07/20238:23 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near COLEMAN
05/07/20238:20 PM CDTGolfball size hail fell near the hainesville community.
05/07/20238:19 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near BALLINGER
05/07/20238:06 PM CDTHail currently falling... Most is pea size... But the biggest is a little bigger than quarter size.
05/07/20238:06 PM CDTHail currently falling... Most is pea size...
05/07/20237:35 PM CDTMostly quarter size hail with some much larger hailstones in excess of golfballs are covering the ground in hawkins.
05/07/20237:21 PM CDTA lot of small hail... But biggest hail was up to golf ball size.
05/07/20237:15 PM CDTA picture was posted to social media of golf ball size hail that fell in the friendship community southwest of gladewater.

Cities Impacted by Hail Map on May 8, 2023

Please be aware that the storm maps provided by HailTrace include estimates of the number of structures impacted by storms on the specified date. These estimates are derived from data provided by Microsoft, including building footprint data generated using computer vision algorithms applied to satellite imagery. While HailTrace makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information, it is not guaranteed and should be used as a general reference only. The actual number of impacted structures may differ from the estimates provided on the storm maps.

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