Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 2, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 2, 1994
Start: 1994-04-02T18:30
End: 1994-04-02T20:15
Location: Texas

April 2, 1994 · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $16,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

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

Hail, Brown

When: April 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Brown County, Lake Brownwood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy hail up to 0.75-inch in diameter fell at the upper end of Lake Brownwood on Pecan Bayou.

Hail, Cooke

When: April 2, 6:48 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Muenster
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wise

When: April 2, 6:48 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Decatur
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cooke

When: April 2, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Muenster
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wise

When: April 2, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Alvord
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Parker

When: April 2, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Parker County, Agnes
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wise

When: April 2, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Decatur
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Parker

When: April 2, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Parker County, Milsap
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Parker

When: April 2, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Parker County, Springtown
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Parker

When: April 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Parker County, Azle
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Parker

When: April 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Parker County, Reno
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wise

When: April 2, 7:23 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Newark
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grayson

When: April 2, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Whitesboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: April 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Justin
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across a road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: April 2, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Saginaw
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto

When: April 2, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roofs of two outbuildings were blown off, 2-inch diameter tree limbs were broken, and a car windshield was broken from flying debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Somervell

When: April 2, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Somervell County, Glen Rose
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large sign was blown down and large tree limbs were broken.

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When: April 2, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Collin County, Frisco
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof was blown off the Masonic Lodge in Frisco.

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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 1994

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: 10348681, 10352498, 10355555, 10352499, 10355556, 10353193, 10355557, 10353194, 10353195, 10353196, 10353197, 10355558, 10350810, 10351952, 10352726, 10354197, 10353373, 10347931.