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Storm reports for May 8, 1985
On May 8, 1985, 28 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 8 states.
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On May 8, 1985, 28 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Mobile County, AL.
Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.
Storm reports by state
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 12 | 14 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| AL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.50″ |
| SD | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| LA | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| MN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| ND | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| GA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| MS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile, AL | 201,367 | 3.50″ |
| Chickasaw, AL | 6,241 | 3.50″ |
| Sinton, TX | 5,648 | 2.50″ |
| Converse, TX | 31,400 | 1.75″ |
| Willmar, MN | 21,892 | 1.75″ |
| Universal City, TX | 20,267 | 1.75″ |
| Troy, AL | 17,734 | 1.75″ |
| Live Oak, TX | 16,218 | 1.75″ |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 8,779 | 1.75″ |
| Andalusia, AL | 8,728 | 1.75″ |
| Kirby, TX | 8,104 | 1.75″ |
| Windcrest, TX | 5,782 | 1.75″ |
| Alice, TX | 17,595 | 0.75″ |
Hail reports (28)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22:42 | 3.50″ | Mobile County, AL |
| 22:00 | 3.00″ | Covington County, AL |
| 02:20 | 2.50″ | Bee County, TX |
| 03:30 | 2.50″ | San Patricio County, TX |
| 17:55 | 1.75″ | Austin County, TX |
| 20:35 | 1.75″ | Marion County, MS |
| 21:16 | 1.75″ | Pike County, AL |
| 21:40 | 1.75″ | Covington County, AL |
| 22:30 | 1.75″ | Guadalupe County, TX |
| 22:45 | 1.75″ | Guadalupe County, TX |
| 23:00 | 1.75″ | Covington County, AL |
| 23:25 | 1.75″ | Kittson County, MN |
| 23:30 | 1.75″ | Brown County, SD |
| 23:30 | 1.75″ | Cochran County, TX |
| 23:45 | 1.75″ | Pennington County, MN |
| 00:20 | 1.75″ | Bexar County, TX |
| 00:30 | 1.75″ | Brown County, SD |
| 05:15 | 1.75″ | Kinney County, TX |
| 08:25 | 1.75″ | Kandiyohi County, MN |
| 21:29 | 1.00″ | Mobile County, AL |
| 23:28 | 1.00″ | Barnes County, ND |
| 00:30 | 1.00″ | Gaines County, TX |
| 22:20 | 0.88″ | Steele County, ND |
| 00:30 | 0.80″ | Gaines County, TX |
| 21:00 | 0.75″ | Appling County, GA |
| 00:10 | 0.75″ | Ransom County, ND |
| 02:44 | 0.75″ | Nueces County, TX |
| 04:00 | 0.75″ | Jim Wells County, TX |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded 54 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.
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