Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 5, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, November 5, 1994
Start: 1994-11-05T00:20
End: 1994-11-05T18:30
Location: Texas

November 5, 1994 · 28 events in 15 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 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: 1
Injuries: 9
Property damage: $5.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: November 5, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Franklin

When: November 5, 12:35 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, Mt. Vernon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: November 5, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Saltillo
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When: November 5, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Titus County, Talco
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.217, -94.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down onto a road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: November 5, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Bowie County, De Kalb
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds between De Kalb and Beaver Dam.

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: November 5, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Smith County, Wright City
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three houses were damaged by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: November 5, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Upshur County, Ore City
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four homes were destroyed, 20 to 30 homes damaged, and numerous trees were downed across the county by high winds. Damage was estimated at $500,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: November 5, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Upshur County, Gilmer
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mobile homes were damaged by high winds. There were two minor injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: November 5, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Gregg County, Longview
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down by high winds, blocked some streets. There was also roof damage from falling trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: November 5, 2:55 AM CST
Where: Rusk County, Henderson
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 3-week old child was killed and two persons sustained minor injuries when a mobile home was rolled by high winds and heavily damaged. Roofs were partially blown off two houses and a barn was damaged. Damage was estimated at over $25,000. M01M

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: November 5, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Cass County, Linden
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was damaged and numerous trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 5, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Hallsville
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One mobile home was heavily damaged and two persons were injured by high winds. There was also considerable tree damage. Damage was estimated at over $20,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: November 5, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Rusk County, Tatum
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: November 5, 3:05 AM CST
Where: Cass County, Atlanta
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds onto Highway 43.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 5, 3:05 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Marshall
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by high winds. Trees were blown down onto at least 30 homes causing over $100,000 damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 5, 3:05 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Scottsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Scottsville
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew trees down onto a road causing 5 car accidents and 2 injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: November 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Paxton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.,

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: November 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Tenaha
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: November 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Jefferson
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: November 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Marion County, Jefferson
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down by high winds blocked Highway 47 east of Jefferson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: November 5, 3:14 AM CST
Where: Cass County, Avinger
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down onto Highway 49 east of Avinger.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 5, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Elysian Fields
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew a tree down onto a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: November 5, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Panola County, Lake Murvaul
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down along Lake Murvaul to west-southwest of Carthage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 5, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Harrison County, Waskom
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds just north of town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: November 5, 3:28 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Timpson
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was damaged and some trees were blown down by high winds.

Tornado, Hardin

When: November 5, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Hardin County, Sour Lake
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 700 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.150, -94.400

A tornado touched down 1.5 miles NNW of Sour Lake and moved toward the northeast for 2 miles, crossing State Highway 326 in the process. It tracked across open fields and the only damage was to trees and fencing along the path. The tornado path averaged around 50 yards wide, increasing to nearly 0.5 miles wide at one point. The tornado was viewed by several hunters, one of whom was slightly injured when she was blown out of her stand as it passed nearby.

Tornado, Lee

When: November 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Blue
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 30.420, -97.150

A trailer home was destoyed 1 mile north of the town of Blue. The tornado lifted the mobile home and dropped it 25 feet away. A 13-year old boy was eating supper in the mobile home alone as the tornado struck. He described a sound "like a freight train", with the trailer beginning to rock back and forth. He remembered hitting the floor and ceiling as the mobile home was rolled over and destroyed. He was found uninjured amid the debris. At 1845CST the Sheriff's Department reported trees downed just southeast of Blue.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk	1994-11-05				Direct

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.
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, November 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: 10350024, 10351720, 10350025, 10355787, 10348142, 10353285, 10356069, 10356070, 10351024, 10353262, 10347628, 10350955, 10353263, 10347629, 10350956, 10350957, 10350958, 10353068, 10353069, 10353070, 10353809, 10347630, 10350959, 10353029, 10350960, 10353071, 10351163, 10354426.