Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 24, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 24, 1994
Start: 1994-10-24T13:58
End: 1994-10-24T21:23
Location: Texas

October 24, 1994 · 17 events in 12 counties and zones

15 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $4,000
Crop damage: $558,000
Events: 17

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

15 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Palo Pinto

When: October 24, 1:58 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County, Palo Pinto Reservoir
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, San Saba

When: October 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where: San Saba County, Cherokee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.155, -98.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Llano

When: October 24, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Llano County, Tow
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A spotter reported hail ranging from 0.75 to 0.88 inches in diameter in Tow.

Hail, Martin

When: October 24, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Martin County, Stanton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Midland

When: October 24, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Midland County, Midland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Glasscock

When: October 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Glasscock County, Garden City
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Taylor

When: October 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Potosi
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Coryell

When: October 24, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Coryell County, Gatesville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell

When: October 24, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Coryell County, Gatesville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McLennan

When: October 24, 5:50 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Waco
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McLennan

When: October 24, 6:03 PM CST
Where: McLennan County, Speegleville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Glasscock

When: October 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Glasscock County, Garden City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Midland

When: October 24, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Midland County, 18s Maf
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Glasscock

When: October 24, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Glasscock County, Garden City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A former NWS employee reported dime-size hail on Interstate 20 near Stanton, where damage was reported in nearby cotton fields. A former NWS employee reported dime-size hail on Interstate 20 east of Midland at 1715 CST. A farmer reported extensive damage to crops from quarter-size hail southwest of Garden City. An NWS rainfall observer reported dime-size hail on FM 3095, 6 miles north of the Midland County line. A SKYWARN spotter reported golfball-size hail 4 miles east of the intersection of Highway 137 and FM 2401 southeast of Garden City at 2045 CST.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet

When: October 24, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Burnet County, Lake Victor
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.788, -98.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were reported to have been uprooted by damaging winds from thunderstorms.

Hail, McCulloch

When: October 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where: McCulloch County, Brady
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.199, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Reagan

When: October 24, 9:23 PM CST
Where: Reagan County, Stiles
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.366, -101.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Reagan County Sheriff's Office reported golfball-size hail 5 miles north of Stiles.

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.

Every storm in Texas in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, October 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: 10354223, 10353652, 10353774, 10354363, 10353852, 10351868, 10352924, 10351349, 10351350, 10354646, 10354647, 10351869, 10353853, 10351870, 10348165, 10354515, 10353431.