Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 29, 1988

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 29, 1988
Start: 1988-04-29T10:10
End: 1988-04-29T19:10
Location: Texas

April 29, 1988 · NWS SAT · 31 events in 21 counties and zones

21 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $28,000
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

21 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Colorado

When: April 29, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.530, -96.580

Tornado, Colorado

When: April 29, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Colorado County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.720, -96.630

Hail, Palo Pinto

When: April 29, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -98.380

Hail, Duval

When: April 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Duval County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 27.970, -98.620

Hail, Young

When: April 29, 4:33 PM CST
Where: Young County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.980, -98.470

Hail, Stephens

When: April 29, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.870, -98.730

Hail, Karnes

When: April 29, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Karnes County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.880, -97.880

Hail, Hardeman

When: April 29, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.250, -99.500

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When: April 29, 4:51 PM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 28.430, -99.230

Hail, Jim Wells

When: April 29, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Jim Wells County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.750, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When: April 29, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Nueces County
Coordinates: 27.780, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Kleberg

When: April 29, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Kleberg County
Coordinates: 27.520, -97.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Brooks

When: April 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Brooks County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 27.230, -98.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When: April 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Nueces County
Coordinates: 27.780, -97.420

Hail, Stephens

When: April 29, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -98.900

Hail, Karnes

When: April 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Karnes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.820, -97.850

Hail, Wilson

When: April 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Wilson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.230, -97.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When: April 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Nueces County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 27.830, -97.070

Hail, Stephens

When: April 29, 6:02 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.720, -98.900

Hail, Foard

When: April 29, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Foard County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.980, -99.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: April 29, 6:14 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Coordinates: 29.420, -98.500

Hail, Bexar

When: April 29, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.580, -98.700

Tornado, Eastland

When: April 29, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Eastland County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.380, -98.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Bee

When: April 29, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Bee County
Coordinates: 28.650, -98.000

Hail, Foard

When: April 29, 6:34 PM CST
Where: Foard County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.980, -99.530

Hail, Wilbarger

When: April 29, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.150, -99.300

Hail, Wilbarger

When: April 29, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.350, -99.420

Hail, De Witt

When: April 29, 6:40 PM CST
Where: De Witt County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.100, -97.280

Hail, Goliad

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Goliad County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.730, -97.600

Hail, Kleberg

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Kleberg County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.420, -97.850

Hail, Gonzales

When: April 29, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Gonzales County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.270, -97.770

What these are

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1988 Warnings in Texas, April 1988

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: 10138839, 10138840, 10138841, 10138842, 10138843, 10138844, 10138845, 10138846, 10138847, 10138848, 10138849, 10138850, 10138851, 10138852, 10138853, 10138854, 10138855, 10138856, 10138857, 10138858, 10138859, 10138860, 10138861, 10138862, 10138863, 10138864, 10138865, 10138866, 10138867, 10138868, 10138869.