Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 1994
Start: 1994-07-13T14:00
End: 1994-07-13T23:50
Location: Texas

July 13, 1994 · 18 events in 11 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $207,000
Crop damage: $51,000
Events: 18

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 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: July 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Bonham
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down by high winds.

Hail, Yoakum

When: July 13, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Yoakum County, Plains
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Yoakum

When: July 13, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Yoakum County, Denver City
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Yoakum

When: July 13, 5:33 PM CST
Where: Yoakum County, Denver City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Yoakum

When: July 13, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Yoakum County, Denver City
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Yoakum

When: July 13, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Yoakum County, Denver City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaines

When: July 13, 5:53 PM CST
Where: Gaines County, Seminole
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.741, -102.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaines

When: July 13, 5:57 PM CST
Where: Gaines County, Seminole
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.741, -102.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gaines

When: July 13, 6:24 PM CST
Where: Gaines County, Seminole
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.741, -102.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lynn

When: July 13, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Lynn County, Tahoka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Andrews

When: July 13, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Andrews County, Andrews
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: July 13, 7:57 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Valle de Oro
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When: July 13, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Randall County, Amarillo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Skywarn storm spotter reported winds in excess of 70 mph at Valle De Oro. Dime-size hail was reported by local TV meteorologist in southern Amarillo.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ector

When: July 13, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Ector County, Odessa
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: July 13, 8:32 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Maf
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Midland

When: July 13, 8:59 PM CST to 9:10 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Midland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: July 13, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Bell County, Killeen
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six barns, a chicken coop, and some sheds were destroyed by high winds.

Hail, Val Verde

When: July 13, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County, Lake Amistad
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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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: 10351595, 10355600, 10355601, 10355602, 10355603, 10355604, 10351850, 10351851, 10351852, 10354848, 10348953, 10352578, 10353326, 10352483, 10353850, 10353851, 10348125, 10356025.