Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1994
Start: 1994-08-20T14:20
End: 1994-08-20T18:15
Location: Texas

August 20, 1994 · 30 events in 14 counties and zones

29 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 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: $1.2 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

29 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: August 20, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Whitesboro
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A police car was blown off the road by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: August 20, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Lake Pat Mayse
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Campers were damaged, and trees were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Archer

When: August 20, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Archer County, Archer City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Isolated severe thunderstorms near Archer City produced dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: August 20, 3:37 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Sanger
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: August 20, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Collinsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: August 20, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Red River County, Bogata
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.621, -95.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When: August 20, 4:04 PM CST
Where: Parker County, Millsap
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: August 20, 4:13 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Aubrey
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When: August 20, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Parker County, Millsap
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: August 20, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Rhome
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs and telephone poles were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camp

When: August 20, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Camp County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camp

When: August 20, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Camp County, Green Hill
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: August 20, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Justin
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When: August 20, 4:31 PM CST
Where: Morris County, Omaha
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down along a 1/4 mile stretch of Highway 144.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camp

When: August 20, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Camp County, Mount Pleasant
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: August 20, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Newark
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two mobile homes and the post office were unroofed by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: August 20, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Bedford
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Utility wiring was blown loose by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When: August 20, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Morris County, Daingerfield
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When: August 20, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Morris County, Omaha
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was damaged, and trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: August 20, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Newark
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two mobile homes and the post office were unroofed by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: August 20, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Hughes Springs
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fourteen streets were blocked by fallen trees. Two cars were crushed and roofs were damaged by falling trees. Power lines were also blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: August 20, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Linden
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roofs were damaged and trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: August 20, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Avinger
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: August 20, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County, Terrell
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: August 20, 5:32 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Kelleyville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: August 20, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Lake O' the Pines
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: August 20, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Jefferson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: August 20, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County, McLeod
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: August 20, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Harrison County, Karnack
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,, , ,, Trees were blown down near the entrance to Caddo State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: August 20, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Smithland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, August 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: 10350828, 10354773, 10348184, 10352031, 10350829, 10353568, 10353305, 10352032, 10353306, 10355624, 10348438, 10348439, 10352033, 10354013, 10348440, 10355625, 10352797, 10354014, 10354015, 10355626, 10349174, 10347620, 10347621, 10350337, 10353802, 10353803, 10353804, 10350338, 10350877, 10353805.