Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, January 26, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, January 26, 1994
Start: 1994-01-26T01:35
End: 1994-01-26T22:31
Location: Texas

January 26, 1994 · 24 events in 16 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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: $50 million
Crop damage: $5,000
Events: 24

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

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

Hail, Briscoe

When: January 26, 1:35 AM CST
Where: Briscoe County, Silverton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Collingsworth

When: January 26, 2:54 AM CST
Where: Collingsworth County, Wellington
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

First severe weather of the year occurred as a line of thunderstorms moving through the Texas panhandle grew to severe levels upon reaching a rich moist environment.

Hail, Rusk

When: January 26, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Pleasant Grove
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rusk

When: January 26, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Mount Enterprise
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Walker

When: January 26, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Walker County, Local Amounts in Exce to Kitral
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.739, -95.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

KTRE-TV in Lufkin relayed report of three-quarter inch hail in northern Walker County near the town of Kitral.

Hail, Trinity

When: January 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Trinity County, Groveton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.089, -95.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: January 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Tyler
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell near the Highway 110 Loop.

Hail, Wood

When: January 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Wood County, Winsboro
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $50 million
Coordinates: 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail did approximately $8 million worth of damage to 2,500 cars, many homes, and businesses.

Hail, Bowie

When: January 26, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Bowie County, Dekalb
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Panola

When: January 26, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Panola County, Carthage
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down on a 200 acre plot along the Sabine River. Several trees were uprooted or broken off, blocking the road.

Hail, Harrison

When: January 26, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Harrison County, Gill
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hopkins

When: January 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Black Oak
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wood

When: January 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Wood County, Coke
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail damaged cars, roofs, and windows.

Hail, Upshur

When: January 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Upshur County, Gilmer
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: January 26, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Mt. Vernon
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cass

When: January 26, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Hughes Springs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rusk

When: January 26, 8:08 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Mount Enterprise
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cass

When: January 26, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Linden
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bowie

When: January 26, 8:16 PM CST
Where: Bowie County, Nash
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harrison

When: January 26, 8:17 PM CST
Where: Harrison County, Scottsville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: January 26, 8:18 PM CST
Where: Panola County, Deadwood
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down on a 200 acre plot along the Sabine River. Several trees were uprooted or broken off, blocking the road.

Hail, Morris

When: January 26, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Morris County, Lone Star
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When: January 26, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Jefferson
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cass

When: January 26, 10:31 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Atlanta
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (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.
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

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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: 10348493, 10351978, 10353161, 10353162, 10355956, 10355197, 10353186, 10352976, 10348042, 10353005, 10350789, 10350013, 10352977, 10356068, 10351717, 10347595, 10353163, 10347596, 10348043, 10350790, 10353006, 10354011, 10354878, 10347597.