Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- October 3, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County, Brad
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large tree limbs and a power line was blown down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 3, 1994
8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- $56,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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
8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto
- When
- October 3, 3:27 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County, Gordon
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large tree limbs and a power line was blown down.
Hail, Archer
- When
- October 3, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Mankins
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Archer
- When
- October 3, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Holliday
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Wichita
- When
- October 3, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Kamay
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and produced large hail in Archer and Wichita Counties before moving northward into Oklahoma. Hail as large as tennis balls destroyed vinyl siding, broke windows, and caused considerable roof damage in Iowa Park in Wichita County. The press box at Iowa Park High School was also destroyed and two large trees were downed by strong winds estimated at 60 mph.
Hail, Wichita
- When
- October 3, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Kamay
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and produced large hail in Archer and Wichita Counties before moving northward into Oklahoma. Hail as large as tennis balls destroyed vinyl siding, broke windows, and caused considerable roof damage in Iowa Park in Wichita County. The press box at Iowa Park High School was also destroyed and two large trees were downed by strong winds estimated at 60 mph.
Hail, Wichita
- When
- October 3, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Iowa Park
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and produced large hail in Archer and Wichita Counties before moving northward into Oklahoma. Hail as large as tennis balls destroyed vinyl siding, broke windows, and caused considerable roof damage in Iowa Park in Wichita County. The press box at Iowa Park High School was also destroyed and two large trees were downed by strong winds estimated at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Erath
- When
- October 3, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County, Morgan Mill
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 32.236, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A large tree was blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Erath
- When
- October 3, 4:26 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County, Morgan to Mill
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 32.236, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A radio tower was blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- October 3, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Iowa Park
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and produced large hail in Archer and Wichita Counties before moving northward into Oklahoma. Hail as large as tennis balls destroyed vinyl siding, broke windows, and caused considerable roof damage in Iowa Park in Wichita County. The press box at Iowa Park High School was also destroyed and two large trees were downed by strong winds estimated at 60 mph.
Hail, Wichita
- When
- October 3, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Burkburnett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and produced large hail in Archer and Wichita Counties before moving northward into Oklahoma. Hail as large as tennis balls destroyed vinyl siding, broke windows, and caused considerable roof damage in Iowa Park in Wichita County. The press box at Iowa Park High School was also destroyed and two large trees were downed by strong winds estimated at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hood
- When
- October 3, 5:12 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, Tarrant
- When
- October 3, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Benbrook
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- October 3, 5:42 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Burleson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- October 3, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Burleson
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Wise
- When
- October 3, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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: 10354221, 10354222, 10348185, 10348186, 10355358, 10355412, 10355359, 10351550, 10351551, 10355360, 10355361, 10351211, 10352800, 10350378, 10350379, 10355627.