Hail, Frio
- When
- April 11, 12:01 AM CDT
- Where
- Frio County, Dilley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.868, -99.108 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1995
16 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Victoria
- When
- April 11, 12:45 AM CDT
- Where
- Victoria County, Bloomington
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Victoria
- When
- April 11, 12:50 AM CDT
- Where
- Victoria County, Countywide
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Jim Wells
- When
- April 11, 12:55 AM CDT
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Alice
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Police reported damaging hail as well as large trees downed by gusty winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells
- When
- April 11, 12:55 AM CDT
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Alice
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Police reported damaging hail as well as large trees downed by gusty winds.
Hail, Victoria
- When
- April 11, 12:55 AM CDT
- Where
- Victoria County, Placedo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- April 11, 1:08 AM CDT
- Where
- Calhoun County, Calhoun
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.439, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Victoria
- When
- April 11, 1:09 AM CDT
- Where
- Victoria County, Victoria
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Nueces
- When
- April 11, 1:15 AM CDT
- Where
- Nueces County, Corpus Christi
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Both the sheriff's department and the public reported hail.
Hail, Duval
- When
- April 11, 1:20 AM CDT
- Where
- Duval County, San Diego
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.681, -98.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Jim Wells
- When
- April 11, 1:35 AM CDT
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Premont
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The sheriff's department reported hail.
Hail, San Patricio
- When
- April 11, 1:50 AM CDT
- Where
- San Patricio County, Countywide
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds and large hail damaged 7500 acres of cotton and knocked over utility poles.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Patricio
- When
- April 11, 1:50 AM CDT
- Where
- San Patricio County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds and large hail damaged 7500 acres of cotton and knocked over utility poles.
Hail, Nueces
- When
- April 11, 2:10 AM CDT
- Where
- Nueces County, Robstown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Police reported hail and trees downed by 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. Three thousand acres of cotton/corn fields werevdamaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces
- When
- April 11, 2:10 AM CDT
- Where
- Nueces County, Robstown
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Police reported hail and trees downed by 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. Three thousand acres of cotton/corn fields werevdamaged.
Hail, Aransas
- When
- April 11, 2:30 AM CDT
- Where
- Aransas County, Rockport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.015, -97.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The public reported hail.
Hail, Refugio
- When
- April 11, 2:40 AM CDT
- Where
- Refugio County, Refugio
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.322, -97.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Agricultural extension reported 8000 acres of damage (cotton...4000, corn...3000, Milo...1000). The sheriff's department reported large trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- April 11, 2:50 AM CDT
- Where
- Calhoun County, Port O'Connor
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.439, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Nueces
- When
- April 11, 3:00 AM CDT
- Where
- Nueces County, Port Aransas
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Port Aransas police reported hail.
Hail, Brazoria
- When
- April 11, 3:31 AM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Freeport
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Freeport police reported golf ball-size hail.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 11, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 11, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 11, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 11, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 11, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 11 to 18, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 11, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 11, 1995
More
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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: 10351806, 10355950, 10355951, 10350308, 10350309, 10355952, 10348245, 10355953, 10354180, 10351360, 10350310, 10353507, 10353508, 10354181, 10354182, 10347993, 10353642, 10348246, 10354183, 10348313.