Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 5, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 5, 1994
Start: 1994-07-05T15:40
End: 1994-07-05T22:17
Location: Texas

July 5, 1994 · 19 events in 12 counties and zones

12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: $526,000
Crop damage: $502,000
Events: 19

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), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.

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Event by event

12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ochiltree

When: July 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree County, Perryton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pecos

When: July 5, 4:34 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, Imperial
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.781, -102.724 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: July 5, 4:48 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, Crane

When: July 5, 4:49 PM CST
Where: Crane County, Crane
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crane

When: July 5, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Crane County, Crane
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: July 5, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Potter County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Upton

When: July 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Upton County, Crane
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.369, -102.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: July 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Gardendale
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Glasscock

When: July 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Glasscock County, Garden City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hutchinson

When: July 5, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson County, Borger
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Carson

When: July 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Carson County, Conway
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Terrell

When: July 5, 7:04 PM CST
Where: Terrell County, Dryden
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.225, -102.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: July 5, 7:07 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, Donley

When: July 5, 8:04 PM CST
Where: Donley County, Clarendon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Glasscock

When: July 5, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Glasscock County, Garden City
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler

When: July 5, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, Shamrock
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms across the central Texas panhandle produced dime- to quarter-size hail and 60 mph winds. These reports came for EOC's, Sheriff Offices, radio stations, and storm spotters. In Wheeler County thunderstorm winds took portions of the roof from the Best Western Irish Inn and deposited it on six cars, exposing 18 rooms. Total wind damage in the community of Shamrock was in excess of $200K.

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: July 5, 9:58 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Midland
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Imperial Fire Department reported golf ball-size hail in Imperial at 1634 CST. The Crane County Sheriff's Office reported up to nickel-size hail in the city of Crane. In Upton County, the public reported up to quarter-size hail lasted for almost 30 minutes, causing about $250,000 damage to cotton crops. At 1810 CST, a SKYWARN spotter reported 60 MPH winds in Gardendale. The public reported up to quarter-size hail at the intersection of Highways 1357 and 2401 in southwest Glasscock County. The public also reported dime-size hail southeast of Dryden in Terrell County, and many large tree branches down on Highway 33 north of Garden City in Glasscock County. The Midland County Sheriff's Office reported 70 MPH winds in extreme northwestern Midland County. Shortly after this, the NWS recorded a peak wind gust of 61 knots (70 MPH) at Midland International Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: July 5, 10:01 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Maf
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: July 5, 10:17 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Maf
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (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: 10354258, 10353481, 10353699, 10352007, 10352008, 10353700, 10355705, 10353847, 10351866, 10350199, 10348541, 10352989, 10353701, 10352514, 10351867, 10355273, 10353906, 10353848, 10353849.