Hail, Moore
- When
- July 3, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Dumas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime- to nickel-size hail was reported by local storm spotters.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 3, 1994
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $550,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:10 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lipscomb
- When
- July 3, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, Booker
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cooperative observer estimated winds of 60 to 70 mph. Power lines just east of Lipscomb were blown down and the power was out for over three hours. Nine head of cattle were killed when they came in contact with downed power lines. In Booker damage was estimated at $250K. The Texas Motel had its roof ripped completely off and the press box at Kiowa football field was blown off the bleachers.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lipscomb
- When
- July 3, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, Lipscomb
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cooperative observer estimated winds of 60 to 70 mph. Power lines just east of Lipscomb were blown down and the power was out for over three hours. Nine head of cattle were killed when they came in contact with downed power lines. In Booker damage was estimated at $250K. The Texas Motel had its roof ripped completely off and the press box at Kiowa football field was blown off the bleachers.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 3, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in New Jersey, July 3, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 3, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 3, 1994
- Hail in West Virginia, July 3, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 3, 1994
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 3, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 3, 1994
More
Every storm in Texas in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 10353989, 10354703, 10354704.