Texas, 1988Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1988
April 24, 1988 · 14 events in 11 counties and zones
11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Schleicher
- When
- April 24, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Schleicher County
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -100.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Young
- When
- April 24, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -98.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Young
- When
- April 24, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -98.500
Hail, Concho
- When
- April 24, 7:34 PM CST
- Where
- Concho County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.520, -99.920
Tornado, Coleman
- When
- April 24, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.550, -99.480
Hail, Menard
- When
- April 24, 8:08 PM CST
- Where
- Menard County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.970, -99.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto
- When
- April 24, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -98.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Erath
- When
- April 24, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -98.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Parker
- When
- April 24, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -98.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Hood
- When
- April 24, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -97.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Parker
- When
- April 24, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -97.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- April 24, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -97.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- April 24, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -97.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- April 24, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Coordinates
- 32.550, -97.600
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornado in Colorado, April 24, 1988F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 24, 19881 in hail · 11 events
- Hail in North Carolina, April 24, 19881 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in South Carolina, April 24, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 24, 1988$30 · F0 · 1 event
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: 10138047, 10138048, 10138049, 10138050, 10138051, 10138052, 10138053, 10138832, 10138833, 10138834, 10138835, 10138836, 10138837, 10138838.