Texas, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 22, 1994

April 22, 1994 · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

10 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6,000
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

10 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Coryell

When
April 22, 11:08 AM CST
Where
Coryell County, Ames
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Coryell

When
April 22, 11:43 AM CST
Where
Coryell County, Coryell City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Ector

When
April 22, 11:53 AM CST
Where
Ector County, Goldsmith
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.050, -102.550

The public reported a small rope tornado that lasted less than ,five minutes.

Hail, Comanche

When
April 22, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, Rucker
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.948, -98.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McLennan

When
April 22, 1:50 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, Robinson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Hail, Comanche

When
April 22, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, Gustine
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.948, -98.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When
April 22, 2:00 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, Rosenthal
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Hail, Erath

When
April 22, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Erath County, Thurber
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.236, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dallas

When
April 22, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, Pleasant Grove
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dallas

When
April 22, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, Grand Prairie
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 22, 4:59 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County, Kennedale
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fences and some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
April 22, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County, Forest Hill
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fences and some trees were blown down.

Hail, Nacogdoches

When
April 22, 7:13 PM CST
Where
Nacogdoches County, Nacogodoches
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
31.616, -94.616 (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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

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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: 10351342, 10351343, 10352426, 10349268, 10354567, 10349269, 10354568, 10351503, 10352390, 10352391, 10352729, 10352730, 10354056.