Texas, 1988

Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 5, 1988

April 5, 1988 · NWS FTW · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

13 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

13 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 5, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -97.120

Hail, Fannin

When
April 5, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.430, -96.350

Tornado, Fannin

When
April 5, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
33.550, -95.970

Hail, Fannin

When
April 5, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -96.180

Hail, Collin

When
April 5, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.170, -96.370

Hail, Lamar

When
April 5, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -95.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
April 5, 5:44 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.580, -96.120

Hail, Bowie

When
April 5, 6:44 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -94.420

Hail, Duval

When
April 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Duval County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
27.770, -98.250

Hail, Bowie

When
April 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.470, -94.250

Hail, Bowie

When
April 5, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.430, -94.050

Hail, Kleberg

When
April 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Kleberg County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
27.350, -98.020

Hail, Cass

When
April 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.230, -94.100

Hail, Falls

When
April 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Falls County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.220, -96.780

Hail, Harrison

When
April 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -94.330

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.

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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: 10137442, 10137443, 10137444, 10137445, 10137446, 10137447, 10137448, 10137449, 10137450, 10137451, 10137452, 10137453, 10137454, 10137455, 10137456.