Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 1985
Start: 1985-04-30T13:30
End: 1985-04-30T21:55
Location: Texas

April 30, 1985 · NWS AT · 31 events in 23 counties and zones

26 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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: 31

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

26 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Burnet

When: April 30, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Burnet County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.770, -98.170

Hail, Burnet

When: April 30, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Burnet County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.570, -98.270

Hail, Llano

When: April 30, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Llano County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.580, -98.350

Hail, McLennan

When: April 30, 1:50 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.680, -97.150

Hail, Red River

When: April 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.620, -95.050

Hail, Hopkins

When: April 30, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.030, -95.550

Hail, Bowie

When: April 30, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.450, -94.420

Hail, Bell

When: April 30, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.070, -97.470

Hail, Smith

When: April 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.130, -95.330

Hail, Cherokee

When: April 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.130, -95.330

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: April 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 31.550, -97.200

Hail, Cass

When: April 30, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.020, -94.330

Hail, Harrison

When: April 30, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.670, -94.570

Hail, Cass

When: April 30, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.020, -94.330

Hail, Harrison

When: April 30, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.670, -94.350

Hail, Rusk

When: April 30, 4:34 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.920, -94.520

Hail, Clay

When: April 30, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.480, -98.180

Hail, Navarro

When: April 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.100, -96.720

Hail, Rusk

When: April 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.220, -94.720

Hail, Henderson

When: April 30, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Henderson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.100, -95.850

Hail, Cherokee

When: April 30, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.920, -95.200

Hail, Rusk

When: April 30, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.830, -95.000

Hail, Panola

When: April 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.230, -94.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: April 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.230, -94.450

Hail, Milam

When: April 30, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Milam County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.720, -96.820

Hail, Robertson

When: April 30, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Robertson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.880, -96.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: April 30, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 31.930, -94.250

Hail, Burleson

When: April 30, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Burleson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.680, -96.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall

When: April 30, 8:11 PM CST
Where: Kendall County
Coordinates: 29.920, -98.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: April 30, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Coordinates: 31.550, -94.380

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 30, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 31.680, -98.130

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.

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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: 10143945, 10143946, 10143947, 10143948, 10143949, 10143950, 10143951, 10143952, 10143953, 10143954, 10143955, 10143956, 10143957, 10143958, 10143959, 10143960, 10143961, 10143962, 10143963, 10143964, 10143965, 10143966, 10143967, 10143968, 10143969, 10143970, 10143971, 10143972, 10143973, 10143974, 10143975.