Tornado and Hail in Texas, July 12, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Texas, July 12, 1994
Start: 1994-07-12T14:47
End: 1994-07-12T22:14
Location: Texas

July 12, 1994 · 30 events in 13 counties and zones

15 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 29 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: $316,000
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

15 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Throckmorton

When: July 12, 2:47 PM CST
Where: Throckmorton County, Woodson
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.178, -99.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds damaged the roof of the Woodson school, the restroom facility at the football field was partially unroofed, and the field lights at the football stadium were twisted such that they did not shine on the field. The damaged roof allowed rain water inside the school, which caused considerable additional damage.

Hail, Young

When: July 12, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Young County, S Bend
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.177, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: July 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Mulberry
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small barn was destroyed and a windmill was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: July 12, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Decatur
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Wise

When: July 12, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Decatur
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Streets were closed due to high water.

Hail, Fannin

When: July 12, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Bonham
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house was heavily damaged and a barn was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: July 12, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Krum
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hartley

When: July 12, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Hartley County, Dalhart
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: July 12, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Wise County, Rhome
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Denton

When: July 12, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Krum
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tarrant

When: July 12, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Meacham Field
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Considerable roof damage resulted from wind gusts to 90 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: July 12, 6:46 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Mulberry
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house was heavily damaged and a barn was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: July 12, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Lake Worth Village
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Considerable roof damage resulted from wind gusts to 90 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: July 12, 7:02 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County, White Settlement
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Houses were unroofed by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Hartley

When: July 12, 7:21 PM CST
Where: Hartley County, Channing
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Denton

When: July 12, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Denton County, Little Elm
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When: July 12, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Collin County, Frisco
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Collin

When: July 12, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Collin County, Allen
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down onto some power lines.

Hail, Oldham

When: July 12, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Oldham County, Vega
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When: July 12, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Collin County, Wylie
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down onto some power lines.

Hail, Potter

When: July 12, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Amarillo
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: July 12, 8:18 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Amarillo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: July 12, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Potter County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: July 12, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Potter County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: July 12, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Amarillo
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: July 12, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Amarillo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When: July 12, 8:42 PM CST
Where: Randall County, Amarillo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Deaf Smith

When: July 12, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Deaf Smith County, Hereford
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.966, -102.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Collin

When: July 12, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Collin County, Farmersville
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.170, -96.330

A brief tornado touchdown unroofed a mobile home and lifted another mobile home off its foundation.

Thunderstorm Wind, Donley

When: July 12, 10:14 PM CST
Where: Donley County, Howardwick
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced dime- to golf ball-size hail and winds estimated in excess of 60 mph by storm spotters. A lightning fire in Borger cause $7,000 damage to a home.

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1994 Warnings in Texas, July 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: 10355769, 10355034, 10351592, 10355579, 10355580, 10351593, 10351969, 10350983, 10355617, 10351970, 10352787, 10351594, 10352788, 10352789, 10350984, 10351971, 10347944, 10347945, 10354093, 10347963, 10352572, 10352573, 10352574, 10352575, 10352576, 10352577, 10353325, 10352407, 10347964, 10352515.