Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1994
Start: 1994-05-28T01:00
End: 1994-05-28T21:08
Location: Texas

May 28, 1994 · 15 events in 9 counties and zones

12 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $55,000
Events: 15

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

12 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tyler

When: May 28, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Tyler County, Chester
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 30.771, -94.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Walker

When: May 28, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Walker County, Huntsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.739, -95.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harris

When: May 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Clear Lake City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Galveston

When: May 28, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Galveston County, League City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Brazos

When: May 28, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Brazos County, Countywide
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.661, -96.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Texas A&M student struck by lightning outside church in Bryan.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos

When: May 28, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Brazos County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.661, -96.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Texas A&M student struck by lightning outside church in Bryan.

Hail, Brazos

When: May 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Brazos County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.661, -96.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Texas A&M student struck by lightning outside church in Bryan.

Hail, Irion

When: May 28, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Irion County, Mertzon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.304, -100.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Irion County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail at Mertzon.

Tornado, Chambers

When: May 28, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Chambers County, Mont Belvieu
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 29.850, -94.880

Hail, Roberts

When: May 28, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Roberts County, Miami
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roberts

When: May 28, 7:03 PM CST
Where: Roberts County, Miami
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Roberts

When: May 28, 7:04 PM CST to 7:22 PM CST
Where: Roberts County, Pampa to To 13 Nne Pampa
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 350 yd
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roberts

When: May 28, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Roberts County, Miami
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roberts

When: May 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Roberts County, Miami
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When: May 28, 9:08 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Laketon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A very slow moving LP Supercell remained over Roberts County for several hours and produced hail to golf ball-size and a tornado. Most of the weather was over open country resulting in very little damage. The tornado had a sister funnel in the same wall cloud for part of its life cycle.

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1994 Warnings in Texas, May 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: 10356007, 10352935, 10351369, 10351739, 10348358, 10348359, 10348360, 10350221, 10347690, 10353710, 10353711, 10353712, 10353713, 10353714, 10350643.