Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 17, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 17, 1993
11 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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
11 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Somervell
- When
- April 17, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Somervell County, Glen Rose
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy damage to cars with some roof and window damage at several homes.
Hail, Cottle
- When
- April 17, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle County, Chalk
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.078, -100.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail was 1.5 inches deep on the ground.
Hail, Somervell
- When
- April 17, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Somervell County, Mountain to Glen Rose
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail was 1.5 inches deep on the ground.
Hail, Somervell
- When
- April 17, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Somervell County, Glen Rose
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail on highway 67 south of Glen Rose contributed to a traffic accident that injured one person.
Hail, Somervell
- When
- April 17, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Somervell County, Glen Rose
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail on highway 67 south of Glen Rose contributed to a traffic accident that injured one person.
Hail, Bosque
- When
- April 17, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County, Meridian
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -97.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At Clifton, hail covered the ground three inches deep.
Hail, Bosque
- When
- April 17, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County, Clifton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -97.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At Clifton, hail covered the ground three inches deep.
Hail, McLennan
- When
- April 17, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Coryell
- When
- April 17, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Bell
- When
- April 17, 7:46 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Nolanville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged four mobile homes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bell
- When
- April 17, 7:54 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Harker Heights
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A roof was blown off a house.
Hail, Bell
- When
- April 17, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Salado
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon ahead of a cold front and moved slowly southeast through parts of north central and northeast Texas during the evening hours.
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
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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: 10350313, 10353299, 10351924, 10353370, 10353371, 10353372, 10348558, 10348559, 10354527, 10351337, 10348020, 10348021, 10348022.