Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 20, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 20, 1994
Start: 1994-10-20T10:15
End: 1994-10-20T22:45
Location: Texas

October 20, 1994 · 26 events in 17 counties and zones

14 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $675,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

14 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Parker

When: October 20, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Parker County, Weatherford
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tarrant

When: October 20, 10:22 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Azle
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: October 20, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Lake Worth Village
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: October 20, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Carswell Air Force Ba
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: October 20, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Dallas County, Grand Prairie
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roofs were blown off outbuildings and car windows were broken by flying debris.

Hail, Jones

When: October 20, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Anson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.740, -99.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Nolan

When: October 20, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Nolan County, Sweetwater
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.304, -100.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: October 20, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Abilene
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large steel beam sign was blown down at a service station, crushing three cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: October 20, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Henderson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 1 S New Salem (17 SW Henderson), trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hood

When: October 20, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Hood County, Cushing
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Stonewall

When: October 20, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Stonewall County, Aspermont
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.179, -100.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: October 20, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Overton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: October 20, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Mt. Enterprise
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Hood

When: October 20, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Hood County, Tolar
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hood

When: October 20, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Hood County, Granbury
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Eastland

When: October 20, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Eastland County, Eastland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.327, -98.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: October 20, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Bono
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was unroofed, outbuildings were damaged, fences and trees were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hood

When: October 20, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Hood County, Granbury
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dickens

When: October 20, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Dickens County, Dickens
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.617, -100.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hardeman

When: October 20, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Goodlett
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hall

When: October 20, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Hall County, Turkey
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.531, -100.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hardeman

When: October 20, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Goodlett
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilbarger

When: October 20, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County, Odell
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.081, -99.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Childress

When: October 20, 10:06 PM CST
Where: Childress County, Childress
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.529, -100.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced hail to golfball size over open country in Hall county reported by Memphis Police Department. Dime-size hail was reported by Department of Public Safety on Highway 287.

Hail, Hardeman

When: October 20, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Quanah
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cottle

When: October 20, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Cottle County, Paducah
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.078, -100.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sweetwater Police reported thunderstorm winds blew out a few windows, damaged a roof and blew a portable building onto a road. The Stonewall County Sheriff's Office reported large hail just south of Aspermont. The Dickens County Sheriff's Office reported golfball-size hail in Dickens. Quarter-size hail was reported by the public at Cee Vee in Northwest Cottle County.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10353307, 10352801, 10352802, 10352803, 10352025, 10350498, 10354245, 10352923, 10353259, 10351212, 10352655, 10353260, 10353261, 10351213, 10351214, 10352360, 10350380, 10351215, 10352199, 10351065, 10350563, 10351066, 10355459, 10347761, 10351067, 10351988.