Texas, 1988

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, July 3, 1988

July 3, 1988 · NWS FTW · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

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

Tornado, Brown

When
July 3, 10:50 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.050, -99.020

Tornado, Eastland

When
July 3, 11:28 AM CST
Where
Eastland County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.100, -98.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells

When
July 3, 12:56 PM CST
Where
Jim Wells County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
27.730, -98.020

Hail, Dallas

When
July 3, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -96.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
July 3, 2:28 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates
32.530, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
July 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.630, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
July 3, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Coordinates
33.450, -94.420

Hail, Hopkins

When
July 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.130, -95.600

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Texas in 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1988Warnings in Texas, July 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: 10137215, 10137216, 10137217, 10137218, 10137219, 10137220, 10137221, 10137222.