Texas, 1985

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 28, 1985

April 28, 1985 · 41 events in 24 counties and zones

22 tornado, 14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$600,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
41

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

22 tornado, 14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marion

When
April 28, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.830, -94.500

Hail, Cass

When
April 28, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -94.520

Hail, Harrison

When
April 28, 2:15 AM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.650, -94.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 28, 4:55 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.600, -96.750

Hail, Ellis

When
April 28, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.320, -97.020

Hail, Anderson

When
April 28, 5:45 AM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.830, -95.850

Hail, Panola

When
April 28, 5:46 AM CST
Where
Panola County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.020, -94.250

Hail, Ellis

When
April 28, 6:05 AM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -96.670

Hail, Anderson

When
April 28, 6:52 AM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When
April 28, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Navarro County
Coordinates
32.100, -96.470

Hail, Freestone

When
April 28, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Freestone County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.720, -96.180

Hail, Anderson

When
April 28, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -95.700

Tornado, Smith

When
April 28, 8:23 AM CST
Where
Smith County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.220, -95.400

Tornado, Smith

When
April 28, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Smith County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.270, -95.280

Tornado, Smith

When
April 28, 8:51 AM CST
Where
Smith County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.330, -95.330

Hail, Cherokee

When
April 28, 8:51 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.800, -95.150

Tornado, Rusk

When
April 28, 9:20 AM CST
Where
Rusk County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.000, -94.700

Tornado, Panola

When
April 28, 9:50 AM CST
Where
Panola County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.100, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
April 28, 10:18 AM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
31.780, -94.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
April 28, 10:18 AM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
31.900, -94.400

Tornado, Dawson

When
April 28, 1:58 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.730, -102.230

Tornado, Dawson

When
April 28, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
32.730, -102.150

Tornado, Dawson

When
April 28, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.650, -101.950

Tornado, Howard

When
April 28, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.400, -101.650

Tornado, Dawson

When
April 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
32.520, -101.680

Tornado, Borden

When
April 28, 3:31 PM CST
Where
Borden County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
32.530, -101.680

Tornado, Howard

When
April 28, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
32.380, -101.420

Tornado, Howard

When
April 28, 4:31 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
32.320, -101.530

Tornado, Howard

When
April 28, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.270, -101.430

Tornado, Howard

When
April 28, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.230, -101.500

Tornado, Howard

When
April 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.250, -101.670

Hail, Val Verde

When
April 28, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.370, -100.900

Tornado, Pecos

When
April 28, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Pecos County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
30.900, -101.900

Tornado, Nolan

When
April 28, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.080, -100.270

Hail, Archer

When
April 28, 7:29 PM CST
Where
Archer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -98.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Scurry

When
April 28, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Coordinates
32.580, -101.000

Tornado, Nolan

When
April 28, 8:12 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.120, -100.130

Tornado, Fisher

When
April 28, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.750, -100.430

Hail, Val Verde

When
April 28, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Val Verde County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.330, -100.880

Tornado, Taylor

When
April 28, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
300 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.130, -100.120

Tornado, Jones

When
April 28, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.5 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.600, -100.020

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Taylor1985-04-28Direct

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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: 10142836, 10142837, 10142838, 10142839, 10142840, 10142841, 10142842, 10142843, 10142844, 10142845, 10142846, 10142847, 10142848, 10142849, 10142850, 10142851, 10142852, 10142853, 10142854, 10142855, 10142856, 10142857, 10142858, 10142859, 10142860, 10142861, 10142862, 10142863, 10142864, 10143714, 10143715, 10143716, 10143717, 10143718, 10143719, 10143720, 10143721, 10143722, 10143937, 10143938, and more.