Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 25, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 25, 1993
Start: 1993-04-25T10:48
End: 1993-04-25T20:25
Location: Texas

April 25, 1993 · 26 events in 16 counties and zones

21 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $18,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

21 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marion

When: April 25, 10:48 AM CST
Where: Marion County, Jefferson
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harrison

When: April 25, 10:52 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Karnack
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harrison

When: April 25, 11:40 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Marshall
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Panola

When: April 25, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Panola County, Deberry
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harrison

When: April 25, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Harrison County, Waskom
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rusk

When: April 25, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Henderson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rusk

When: April 25, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Mt. Enterprise
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When: April 25, 1:52 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Timpson
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When: April 25, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Tenaha
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When: April 25, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Center
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nacogdoches

When: April 25, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County, Nacogdoches
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.616, -94.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nacogdoches

When: April 25, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County, Nacogdoches
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.616, -94.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported by the county sheriff's office in Nacogdoches.

Hail, Angelina

When: April 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Angelina County, Lufkin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.255, -94.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported in Hudson west of Lufkin, by a KTRE-TV weather spotter. The Department of Public Safety reported dime-size hail in Lufkin about 10 minutes later.

Hail, Angelina

When: April 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Angelina County, Lufkin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.255, -94.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Angelina

When: April 25, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Angelina County, Lufkin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.255, -94.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Angelina

When: April 25, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Angelina County, Lufkin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.255, -94.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported in Hudson west of Lufkin, by a KTRE-TV weather spotter. The Department of Public Safety reported dime-size hail in Lufkin about 10 minutes later.

Hail, Tyler

When: April 25, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Tyler County, Colmesneil
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.771, -94.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The sheriff's office reported dime-size hail in Colmesneil.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: April 25, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Goodrich
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.793, -94.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Polk County Sheriff's Office reported high winds knocked tree limbs onto Highway 59 near Goodrich

Thunderstorm Wind, San Jacinto

When: April 25, 6:05 PM CST
Where: San Jacinto County, Shepard
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.580, -95.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Texas Department of Safety reported tree limbs knocked down by high winds in Shepard.

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When: April 25, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Liberty County, Romayor
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.152, -94.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

KSHN-FM radio station reported a tree blown down across Highway 787 near Romayor.

Hail, Starr

When: April 25, 6:32 PM CST
Where: Starr County, N Rio Grande City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 26.562, -98.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported at an DEA Aerostat site 10 miles north of Rio Grande City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When: April 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Liberty County, Eastgate
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.152, -94.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A SkyWarn spotter reported trees blown down near Eastgate.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: April 25, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Huffman
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

SkyWarn spotter reported trees blown down on the east side of Lake Houston.

Hail, Houston

When: April 25, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Houston County, Houston
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.318, -95.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A SkyWarn spotter reported golf ball-size hail at the intersection of Griggs and Wayside, north of Hobby Airport, and near Almeda Mall on Interstate 45 south.

Hail, Brazoria

When: April 25, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Brazoria County, Pearland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A SkyWarn spotter reported golf ball-size hail on the east side of Pearland.

Hail, Galveston

When: April 25, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Galveston County, League City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported by off-duty Weather Service personnel.

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

Every storm in Texas in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 1993

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: 10354873, 10350771, 10350772, 10354296, 10350773, 10353153, 10353154, 10352632, 10352633, 10352634, 10354048, 10354049, 10349082, 10349083, 10349084, 10349085, 10355939, 10353617, 10353360, 10354488, 10353391, 10354489, 10351304, 10350050, 10348226, 10351665.