Texas, 1994Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 16, 1994
May 16, 1994 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $115,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Galveston
- When
- May 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 29.400, -94.900
Tornado touched down in western Texas City near IH45. Seven homes received minor damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- May 16, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Dickinson
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.318, -95.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds from thunderstorms blew down several trees in and around Crockett.
Hail, Galveston
- When
- May 16, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Galveston County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail reported at FM 646 and Carolina.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- May 16, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Huxley Bay
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds, blocking a rural road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie
- When
- May 16, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Bowie County, New Boston
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A few trees were blown down on the north side of town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie
- When
- May 16, 6:58 PM CST
- Where
- Bowie County
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees were blown down along Highway 8 near the Red River Bridge.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Hail in Washington, May 16, 1994$50 million · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, May 16, 1994$655,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1994$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in New York, May 16, 19940.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Arkansas, May 16, 19941 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, May 16, 19941 event
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: 10351737, 10350060, 10351738, 10352638, 10348055, 10348056.