Hail, Polk
- When
- October 22, 2:01 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.793, -94.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One inch hail was reported at a location 10 miles southwest of Livingston near the lake.
Hail in Texas, October 22, 1994
5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:59 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hardin
- When
- October 22, 3:03 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin County, Kountze
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.332, -94.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm produced 3.00-inch diameter hail in northwestern Hardin County.
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- October 22, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Splendora
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -95.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm in eastern Montgomery County produced 0.75-inch hail in Splendora.
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- October 22, 4:20 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Cut-N-Shoot
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -95.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm in eastern Montgomery County produced 1.00-inch hail in Cut-And-Shoot.
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- October 22, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, New Caney
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -95.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm in eastern Montgomery County produced 1.75-inch hail in New Caney.
What these are
- 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.
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: 10353627, 10351162, 10353955, 10353956, 10353957.