Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 1993
Start: 1993-04-30T10:30
End: 1993-04-30T19:24
Location: Texas

April 30, 1993 · 25 events in 15 counties and zones

23 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 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: None recorded
Crop damage: $1,000
Events: 25

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

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

Hail, Medina

When: April 30, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Medina County, Hondo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported between Hondo and Castroville by a National Weather Service employee.

Hail, Karnes

When: April 30, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Karnes County, Karnes City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.906, -97.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Department of Public Safety reported golf ball-size hail in Karnes City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Goliad

When: April 30, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Goliad County, Goliad
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 28.657, -97.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were uprooted south of Goliad near the Refugio County line.

Hail, De Witt

When: April 30, 2:50 PM CST
Where: De Witt County, Cuero
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 29.082, -97.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff's office reported pea- to nickel-size hail in downtown Cuero.

Hail, Donley

When: April 30, 3:04 PM CST
Where: Donley County, Clarendon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Donley

When: April 30, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Donley County, Clarendon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Donley

When: April 30, 3:23 PM CST
Where: Donley County, Clarendon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carson

When: April 30, 3:31 PM CST
Where: Carson County, White Deer
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carson

When: April 30, 3:36 PM CST
Where: Carson County, Panhandle
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carson

When: April 30, 3:36 PM CST
Where: Carson County, White Deer
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: April 30, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Pampa
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Victoria

When: April 30, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Victoria County, Mission Valley
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported in Mission Valley. Several trees 3 to 4 inches in diameter were snapped in two near Aloe Field.

Thunderstorm Wind, Victoria

When: April 30, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Victoria County, Victoria
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported in Mission Valley. Several trees 3 to 4 inches in diameter were snapped in two near Aloe Field.

Hail, Jackson

When: April 30, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, La Ward
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 28.954, -96.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An Edna Constable reported nickel-size hail in La Ward.

Hail, Calhoun

When: April 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County, Seadrift
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 28.439, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported East of Seadrift, by the public.

Hail, Gray

When: April 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Pampa
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: April 30, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Pampa
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roberts

When: April 30, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Roberts County, Miami
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lipscomb

When: April 30, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County, Follett
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lipscomb

When: April 30, 5:43 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County, Lipscomb
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ochiltree

When: April 30, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree County, Perryton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: April 30, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Amarillo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: April 30, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Amarillo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: April 30, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Amarillo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When: April 30, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Randall County, Amarillo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dryline initiated convection reached severe levels from the central panhandle across the eastern portions of the panhandle. Numerous hail reports from various sheriff's offices and our SKYWARN network assisted greatly in tracking the intensity of these storms. No damage reports have been received from this severe weather episode.

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.

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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: 10354817, 10350512, 10350532, 10352471, 10352466, 10352502, 10352503, 10348521, 10348522, 10348523, 10350546, 10355851, 10355852, 10350252, 10348243, 10350547, 10350548, 10353645, 10354682, 10354683, 10354190, 10353684, 10353685, 10353686, 10353223.