Texas, 1994

Hail in Texas, April 21, 1994

April 21, 1994 · 12 events in 7 counties and zones

12 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
None recorded
Events
12

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.

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:32 UTC.

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Event by event

12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Randall

When
April 21, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Canyon
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When
April 21, 2:50 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, Randall

When
April 21, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Canyon
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carson

When
April 21, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Carson County, Fritch
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carson

When
April 21, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Carson County, Fritch
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hemphill

When
April 21, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County, Higgins
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lipscomb

When
April 21, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Lipscomb County, Higgins
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When
April 21, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Potter County, Valley de Oro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hemphill

When
April 21, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County, Glazier
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hemphill

When
April 21, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Hemphill County, Canadian
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ochiltree

When
April 21, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County, 1 W Booker
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms from the central to northeast Texas panhandle produced hail up to two inches in diameter. Luckily most of this occurred over native pasture land with no damage reported. The hail at 1840 CST was reported on the Lipscomb/Ochiltree county line by the Booker Emergency Operations Center.

Hail, Lipscomb

When
April 21, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Lipscomb County, 1 W Booker
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10353232, 10350640, 10353233, 10348532, 10348533, 10351240, 10354696, 10353690, 10351241, 10351242, 10354250, 10354697.