Texas, 1994

Hail in Texas, June 5, 1994

June 5, 1994 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Collingsworth

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Collingsworth County, Samnorwood
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Donley

When
June 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Donley County, Hedley
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wheeler

When
June 5, 5:23 PM CST
Where
Wheeler County, Shamrock
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Donley

When
June 5, 5:41 PM CST
Where
Donley County, Hedley
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crosby

When
June 5, 5:54 PM CST
Where
Crosby County, Crosbyton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Collingsworth

When
June 5, 5:59 PM CST
Where
Collingsworth County, Wellington
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms over southeast Texas panhandle produced hail up to golf ball-size, breaking windows and windshields. Skywarn storm spotters along with local sheriff and police offices reported these events.

Hail, Dickens

When
June 5, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Dickens County, McAdoo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.617, -100.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Crosby County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail on Highway 82 at Silver Falls Park (five miles east of Crosbyton). This severe thunderstorm moved into western Dickens County and produced dime-size hail southeast of McAdoo as reported by the public.

What these are

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.

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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: 10351982, 10352510, 10355269, 10352511, 10352152, 10351983, 10352198.