Texas, 1994Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 28, 1994
April 28, 1994 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones
11 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- 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.
Hail, Donley
- When
- April 28, 12:07 AM CST
- Where
- Donley County, Hedley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Unusual severe weather day. A record low of 30 degrees in Amarillo occurred on the morning of the 27th. Unstable air over this shallow cold air mass resulted in snow, freezing rain, sleet and hail up to one inch in size.
Hail, Midland
- When
- April 28, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Maf
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A line of thunderstorms that developed in southeastern New Mexico moved east across the Permian Basin. Dime-size hail was reported by airport operations at Midland International Airport. One-inch diameter hail was reported in north Midland.
Hail, Midland
- When
- April 28, 12:25 AM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Midland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A line of thunderstorms that developed in southeastern New Mexico moved east across the Permian Basin. Dime-size hail was reported by airport operations at Midland International Airport. One-inch diameter hail was reported in north Midland.
Hail, Howard
- When
- April 28, 1:05 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Big Spring
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -101.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Howard County Sheriff's Office reported one-inch diameter hail just south of Big Spring at 0105 CST.
Hail, Reagan
- When
- April 28, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Reagan County, Big Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.366, -101.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Reagan County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail on Highway 137 about one mile north of Big Lake.
Hail, Howard
- When
- April 28, 1:19 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Coahoma
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -101.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Glasscock
- When
- April 28, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Glasscock County, Garden City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail was reported in Coahoma by the public. The County Co-op reported dime-size hail southwest of Garden City.
Hail, Brown
- When
- April 28, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Early
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Duval
- When
- April 28, 7:38 PM CST
- Where
- Duval County, Freer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 27.681, -98.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Freer Police reported 0.75-inch hail at Freer.
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 28, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, White Settlement
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-size hail occurred in west Fort Worth at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Loop 820. Lake Worth,28,2350CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75)
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 28, 11:44 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, West Fort Worth
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-size hail occurred in west Fort Worth at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Loop 820. Lake Worth,28,2350CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75)
Tornado, Johnson
- When
- April 28, 11:57 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Godley
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -97.550
A brief tornado touchdown destroyed barns and blew down trees.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 28, 19941 injured · $1.3 million · F1 · 24 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 1994$511,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 28, 1994$81,000 · 1.75 in hail · 16 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 28, 1994$55,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Hail in Indiana, April 28, 1994$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 19940.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 1994$50 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 28, 19941 event
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: 10352509, 10353828, 10353876, 10350082, 10353429, 10350083, 10351864, 10348683, 10351356, 10352769, 10352770, 10350368.