Texas, 1994

Hail in Texas, October 4, 1994

October 4, 1994 · 13 events in 3 counties and zones

13 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
$1.1 million
Crop damage
$600,000
Events
13

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

13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Amarillo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 4:14 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Amarillo
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oldham

When
October 4, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Oldham County, Vega
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Amarillo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oldham

When
October 4, 4:46 PM CST
Where
Oldham County, Vega
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When
October 4, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Potter County, Bushland
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When
October 4, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Potter County, Bushland
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Bushland
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Amarillo
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 8:26 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Amarillo
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Amarillo
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Amarillo
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Randall

When
October 4, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Randall County, Amarillo
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (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.

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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: 10353334, 10353335, 10354094, 10353336, 10354095, 10352588, 10352589, 10353337, 10353338, 10353339, 10353340, 10353341, 10353342.