Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 27, 1994
Start: 1994-07-27T16:45
End: 1994-07-27T19:15
Location: Texas

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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

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

Hail, Dallam

When: July 27, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Dallam County, Perico
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size was reported by TV meteorologist in Dallam County. The Sheriff's Office reported quarter-size hail near the community of Bootleg. A rancher reported thunderstorm winds blew a shed apart and toppled his windmill with damage estimated at $10K.

Hail, Dallam

When: July 27, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Dallam County, Deaf Smith to Bootleg
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size was reported by TV meteorologist in Dallam County. The Sheriff's Office reported quarter-size hail near the community of Bootleg. A rancher reported thunderstorm winds blew a shed apart and toppled his windmill with damage estimated at $10K.

Hail, Dallam

When: July 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Dallam County, Bootleg
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size was reported by TV meteorologist in Dallam County. The Sheriff's Office reported quarter-size hail near the community of Bootleg. A rancher reported thunderstorm winds blew a shed apart and toppled his windmill with damage estimated at $10K.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallam

When: July 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Dallam County, Bootleg
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size was reported by TV meteorologist in Dallam County. The Sheriff's Office reported quarter-size hail near the community of Bootleg. A rancher reported thunderstorm winds blew a shed apart and toppled his windmill with damage estimated at $10K.

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.

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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: 10352240, 10352241, 10352242, 10352243.