Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 25, 1988

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 25, 1988
Start: 1988-11-25T14:30
End: 1988-11-25T23:00
Location: Texas

November 25, 1988 · NWS FTW · 43 events in 24 counties and zones

32 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 43

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

32 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Montague

When: November 25, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Montague County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.630, -97.880

Hail, Montague

When: November 25, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Montague County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.800, -97.750

Hail, Johnson

When: November 25, 2:58 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.350, -97.400

Hail, Wise

When: November 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Wise County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.150, -97.650

Hail, Bosque

When: November 25, 3:31 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.780, -97.580

Hail, Parker

When: November 25, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Parker County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -97.880

Hail, Hill

When: November 25, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.970, -97.330

Hail, Parker

When: November 25, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Parker County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -97.800

Hail, Kaufman

When: November 25, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -96.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: November 25, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 33.270, -97.250

Hail, Hill

When: November 25, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.980, -97.370

Hail, Kaufman

When: November 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.730, -96.280

Hail, Fannin

When: November 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Fannin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.600, -95.920

Hail, Lamar

When: November 25, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.720, -95.800

Hail, Denton

When: November 25, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.270, -97.250

Hail, Dallas

When: November 25, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.700, -96.720

Hail, Ellis

When: November 25, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.470, -96.600

Hail, Denton

When: November 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.400, -96.970

Hail, Kaufman

When: November 25, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -96.320

Hail, Hill

When: November 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.980, -96.870

Hail, Hopkins

When: November 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.130, -95.600

Hail, Navarro

When: November 25, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.130, -96.470

Hail, Hunt

When: November 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Hunt County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.900, -96.080

Hail, Van Zandt

When: November 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.700, -96.000

Hail, Red River

When: November 25, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.620, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Rains

When: November 25, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Rains County
Coordinates: 32.870, -95.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: November 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Coordinates: 32.550, -95.870

Hail, Red River

When: November 25, 6:54 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.730, -94.920

Hail, Hopkins

When: November 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.130, -95.600

Tornado, Van Zandt

When: November 25, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.680, -95.820

Hail, Van Zandt

When: November 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Measured: 3.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.670, -95.720

Hail, Wood

When: November 25, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -95.620

Hail, Rains

When: November 25, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Rains County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -95.620

Hail, Wood

When: November 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.730, -95.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: November 25, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 32.950, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 25, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 32.950, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: November 25, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.500, -94.730

Hail, Titus

When: November 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Titus County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.170, -94.980

Hail, Titus

When: November 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Titus County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.170, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: November 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Coordinates: 32.370, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: November 25, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.350, -94.520

Tornado, Upshur

When: November 25, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 32.730, -94.930

Tornado, Cass

When: November 25, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Coordinates: 33.200, -94.400

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10137610, 10137611, 10137612, 10137613, 10137614, 10137615, 10137616, 10137617, 10138467, 10138468, 10138469, 10138470, 10138471, 10138472, 10138473, 10138474, 10138475, 10138476, 10138477, 10138478, 10138690, 10138691, 10138692, 10138693, 10138694, 10138695, 10138696, 10138697, 10138698, 10138699, 10138700, 10138701, 10138702, 10138703, 10138704, 10138705, 10138706, 10138707, 10138708, 10138709, and more.