Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, November 19, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, November 19, 1994
Start: 1994-11-19T20:06
End: 1994-11-19T23:15
Location: Texas

November 19, 1994 · 19 events in 5 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 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: $772,000
Crop damage: None recorded
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.

Event by event

13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ector

When: November 19, 8:06 PM CST
Where: Ector County, Odessa
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: November 19, 8:09 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Maf
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: November 19, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Maf
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When: November 19, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Martin County, Ackerly
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: November 19, 8:37 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Knott
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: November 19, 8:38 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Knott
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ector

When: November 19, 8:42 PM CST
Where: Ector County, Odessa
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When: November 19, 8:43 PM CST
Where: Martin County, Stanton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When: November 19, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Martin County, Stanton
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Borden

When: November 19, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Borden County, Gail
Coordinates: 32.744, -101.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: November 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Midland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ector

When: November 19, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Ector County, Odessa
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ector

When: November 19, 10:11 PM CST
Where: Ector County, Odessa
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Midland

When: November 19, 10:38 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Midland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Midland

When: November 19, 10:39 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Midland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Martin

When: November 19, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Martin County, Stanton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When: November 19, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Martin County, Stanton
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Martin

When: November 19, 11:02 PM CST
Where: Martin County, Stanton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Howard

When: November 19, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Knott
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were numerous reports of severe weather in the Permian Basin on the evening of the 19th. Severe thunderstorms moved across Odessa, causing a swath of damage that tore sections of roofs off mobile homes, a church, and a high school, as well as downing many power lines. Other unsecured mobile homes were tumbled by the winds. A 6-ton trailer was overturned in a parking lot, then pushed on its side 30 feet. The damage began near Odessa College and spread east and north 3 to 4 miles. Elsewhere, a wind gust to 60 mph was recorded by the NWS at Midland International Airport, and wind damage was sustained at 8 residences 10 miles east of the airport at 2020 CST. One home near Ackerly lost three-fourths of its roof. The storm that caused that damage then moved into Howard County where main transmission lines were downed along U.S. Highway 87 by strong outflow winds. Dime- to nickel-size hail was reported in Odessa, Midland and near Stanton, with quarter-size hail reported at Knott in Howard County.

What these are

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.

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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: 10352484, 10353854, 10353855, 10354364, 10350091, 10350092, 10352485, 10354365, 10354366, 10348555, 10353856, 10352486, 10352487, 10353857, 10353858, 10354367, 10354368, 10354369, 10350093.