Texas, 1988

Hail in Texas, March 11, 1988

March 11, 1988 · NWS FTW · 14 events in 5 counties and zones

14 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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

14 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dallas

When
March 11, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -96.830

Hail, Dallas

When
March 11, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.630, -96.530

Hail, Dallas

When
March 11, 7:39 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -96.950

Hail, Hunt

When
March 11, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Hunt County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.280, -96.200

Hail, Dallas

When
March 11, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.650, -96.900

Hail, Kaufman

When
March 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -96.480

Hail, Kaufman

When
March 11, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -96.280

Hail, Ellis

When
March 11, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.520, -96.800

Hail, Johnson

When
March 11, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.300, -97.400

Hail, Ellis

When
March 11, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.520, -96.800

Hail, Johnson

When
March 11, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -97.220

Hail, Johnson

When
March 11, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.300, -97.400

Hail, Johnson

When
March 11, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.270, -97.180

Hail, Ellis

When
March 11, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -96.900

What these are

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.

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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: 10139620, 10139621, 10139622, 10139623, 10139624, 10139625, 10139626, 10139627, 10139628, 10139629, 10139630, 10139631, 10139632, 10139633.