Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 31, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 31, 1988
Start: 1988-03-31T16:40
End: 1988-03-31T23:05
Location: Texas

March 31, 1988 · NWS SAT · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

13 hail, 2 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.

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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, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Colorado

When: March 31, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Colorado County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.450, -96.400

Hail, Cochran

When: March 31, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Cochran County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.600, -102.620

Hail, Lynn

When: March 31, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Lynn County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.180, -101.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: March 31, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 32.920, -102.130

Hail, Lynn

When: March 31, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Lynn County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.970, -101.830

Hail, Yoakum

When: March 31, 8:34 PM CST
Where: Yoakum County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.970, -102.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When: March 31, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Lubbock County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 33.670, -101.820

Hail, Garza

When: March 31, 8:43 PM CST
Where: Garza County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.180, -101.380

Hail, Hockley

When: March 31, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Hockley County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.520, -102.470

Hail, Gaines

When: March 31, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Gaines County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.930, -102.550

Hail, Terry

When: March 31, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Terry County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.120, -102.350

Hail, Kent

When: March 31, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Kent County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.180, -100.770

Hail, Lynn

When: March 31, 10:37 PM CST
Where: Lynn County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.370, -101.820

Hail, Dawson

When: March 31, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.920, -102.130

Hail, Lynn

When: March 31, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Lynn County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.970, -101.830

What these are

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

Hail in New Mexico, March 31, 19881 in hail · 2 events

Every storm in Texas in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, March 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: 10139665, 10139666, 10139667, 10139668, 10137192, 10137193, 10137194, 10137195, 10137196, 10137197, 10137198, 10137199, 10137200, 10137201, 10137202.