Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 20, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 20, 1985
Start: 1985-04-20T13:00
End: 1985-04-20T22:05
Location: Texas

April 20, 1985 · NWS AT · 26 events in 13 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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.

Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When: April 20, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.200, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When: April 20, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Coordinates: 29.200, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Wharton

When: April 20, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Wharton County
Coordinates: 29.320, -96.100

Hail, Scurry

When: April 20, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Scurry County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.720, -100.900

Hail, Jones

When: April 20, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: April 20, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Haskell County
Coordinates: 33.170, -99.650

Hail, Howard

When: April 20, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.280, -101.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: April 20, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.780

Hail, Jones

When: April 20, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.780

Hail, Runnels

When: April 20, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Runnels County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.050, -99.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: April 20, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Haskell County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 33.050, -99.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: April 20, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 32.750, -99.880

Hail, Jones

When: April 20, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.780

Hail, Knox

When: April 20, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.450, -99.620

Hail, Knox

When: April 20, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.700, -99.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: April 20, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.780

Hail, Concho

When: April 20, 6:16 PM CST
Where: Concho County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.570, -100.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: April 20, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 32.450, -99.730

Hail, Throckmorton

When: April 20, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Throckmorton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.180, -99.180

Hail, Jones

When: April 20, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: April 20, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Haskell County
Coordinates: 33.170, -99.850

Hail, Zavala

When: April 20, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Zavala County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.680, -99.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: April 20, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 32.750, -99.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: April 20, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Haskell County
Coordinates: 33.070, -99.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland

When: April 20, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Eastland County
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 32.380, -98.970

Thunderstorm Wind, McCulloch

When: April 20, 10:05 PM CST
Where: McCulloch County
Coordinates: 31.200, -99.580

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10143914, 10143915, 10143916, 10143917, 10143918, 10143919, 10143920, 10143921, 10143922, 10143923, 10143924, 10143925, 10143926, 10143927, 10144780, 10144781, 10144782, 10144783, 10144784, 10144785, 10144786, 10144787, 10144788, 10145003, 10145004, 10145005.