Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 1, 1988

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 1, 1988
Start: 1988-10-01T14:55
End: 1988-10-01T23:21
Location: Texas

October 1, 1988 · NWS FTW · 30 events in 21 counties and zones

19 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 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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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

19 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Shelby

When: October 1, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.750, -93.880

Tornado, Montague

When: October 1, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Montague County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 33.870, -97.820

Hail, Wise

When: October 1, 3:52 PM CST
Where: Wise County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.400, -97.820

Hail, Cooke

When: October 1, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Cooke County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.720, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Hood

When: October 1, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Hood County
Coordinates: 32.350, -97.670

Tornado, Somervell

When: October 1, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Somervell County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 32.280, -97.770

Hail, Wise

When: October 1, 4:54 PM CST
Where: Wise County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.080, -97.580

Hail, Bosque

When: October 1, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.070, -97.750

Hail, Bosque

When: October 1, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.020, -97.620

Hail, Tarrant

When: October 1, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.850, -97.270

Hail, Bosque

When: October 1, 5:43 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.900, -97.470

Hail, Dallas

When: October 1, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.880, -97.020

Hail, Coryell

When: October 1, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Coryell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.500, -97.750

Tornado, Coryell

When: October 1, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Coryell County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 31.430, -97.520

Hail, McLennan

When: October 1, 6:27 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.720, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: October 1, 6:39 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.270, -97.400

Hail, McLennan

When: October 1, 6:55 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.480, -96.930

Tornado, Bell

When: October 1, 6:59 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Coordinates: 31.220, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: October 1, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Coordinates: 32.430, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: October 1, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Coordinates: 32.550, -96.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When: October 1, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Milam County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 30.850, -96.970

Hail, Falls

When: October 1, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Falls County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.380, -96.820

Hail, McLennan

When: October 1, 7:27 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.580, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When: October 1, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Milam County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 30.750, -96.980

Hail, Henderson

When: October 1, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Henderson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.200, -95.850

Hail, Harrison

When: October 1, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.420, -94.430

Hail, Shelby

When: October 1, 10:42 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.750, -94.750

Hail, Nacogdoches

When: October 1, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.600, -94.670

Hail, Liberty

When: October 1, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Liberty County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.070, -94.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: October 1, 11:21 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.980, -95.350

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.

The same day elsewhere

Hail in Oklahoma, October 1, 19881.75 in hail · 14 events

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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: 10139521, 10139522, 10139523, 10139524, 10139525, 10140375, 10140376, 10140377, 10140378, 10140379, 10140380, 10140381, 10140382, 10140383, 10140384, 10140385, 10140386, 10140599, 10140600, 10140601, 10140602, 10140603, 10140604, 10140605, 10140606, 10140607, 10140608, 10140609, 10140610, 10140611.