Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 20, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 20, 1995
Start: 1995-04-20T00:10
End: 1995-04-20T15:36
Location: Texas

April 20, 1995 · 33 events in 20 counties and zones

31 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 31 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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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $132,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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

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Event by event

31 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bandera

When: April 20, 12:10 AM CDT
Where: Bandera County, Bandera
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.747, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hays

When: April 20, 12:15 AM CDT
Where: Hays County, Buda
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.058, -98.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Travis

When: April 20, 12:15 AM CDT
Where: Travis County, Austin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Travis

When: April 20, 7:05 AM CDT
Where: Travis County, Lago Vista
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Travis

When: April 20, 7:25 AM CDT
Where: Travis County, Jonestown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Williamson

When: April 20, 7:29 AM CDT
Where: Williamson County, Georgetown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.648, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to the size of golf balls were reported by the public near sunrise. Widespread damage was reported to roofs and windows of homes across the city.

Hail, McLennan

When: April 20, 7:35 AM CST
Where: McLennan County, Bellmead
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McLennan

When: April 20, 7:35 AM CST
Where: McLennan County, Bellmead
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Falls

When: April 20, 7:41 AM CST
Where: Falls County, Marlin
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.253, -96.936 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McLennan

When: April 20, 7:42 AM CST
Where: McLennan County, McGregor
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Falls

When: April 20, 7:55 AM CST
Where: Falls County, Marlin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.253, -96.936 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Limestone

When: April 20, 8:14 AM CST
Where: Limestone County, Groesbeck
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.546, -96.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Navarro

When: April 20, 8:19 AM CST
Where: Navarro County, Corsicana
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.047, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kaufman

When: April 20, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Kaufman County, Kemp
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Freestone

When: April 20, 8:49 AM CST
Where: Freestone County, Fairfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.705, -96.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Walker

When: April 20, 8:55 AM CST
Where: Walker County, Riverside
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 30.739, -95.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Riverside police reported golf ball size hail.

Hail, Freestone

When: April 20, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Freestone County, Donie
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.705, -96.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Anderson

When: April 20, 1:44 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Frankston
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Anderson

When: April 20, 1:44 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Montalba
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Polk

When: April 20, 1:48 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Onalaska
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 30.793, -94.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by the Polk County Sheriffs Office.

Hail, Harris

When: April 20, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Houston
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public report of nickel- to quarter-size hail at the Galleria shopping center southwest of downtown Houston.

Hail, Anderson

When: April 20, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Frankston
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Harris

When: April 20, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Houston
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $55,000
Coordinates: 29.730, -95.370

Ham radio and storm spotters reported a tornado in the Sage Glenn subdivision (east of downtown Houston). The tornado destroyed two garages, downed large tree limbs, and knocked down fences.

Hail, Chambers

When: April 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Chambers County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported at Liondell Chemical.

Hail, Harris

When: April 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Channelview
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public report of baseball- to grapefruit-size hail near Channelview.

Hail, Harris

When: April 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Houston
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ham radio operators reported baseball-size hail in the Sage Glenn subdivision.

Tornado, Harris

When: April 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Harris County, La Porte
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.670, -95.020

The roof of a business in La Porte was damaged by a tornado.

Hail, Smith

When: April 20, 2:27 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Whitehouse
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Liberty

When: April 20, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Liberty County, Dayton
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 30.152, -94.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dayton Police reported 1.5-inch hail along Highway 163...seven miles south of Liberty.

Hail, Anderson

When: April 20, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Elkhart
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Leon

When: April 20, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Leon County, Jewett
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.297, -95.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cherokee

When: April 20, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Jacksonville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Trinity

When: April 20, 3:36 PM CST
Where: Trinity County, Groveton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.089, -95.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriffs office reported golf ball-size hail in Groveton.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1995 Warnings in Texas, April 1995

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: 10348472, 10351180, 10352933, 10352934, 10356060, 10355552, 10354733, 10354734, 10351576, 10354735, 10351577, 10354614, 10354120, 10350420, 10351799, 10352939, 10351800, 10349065, 10349066, 10353672, 10350586, 10349067, 10350587, 10347694, 10350588, 10350589, 10350590, 10353290, 10354542, 10349068, 10354485, 10347741, 10355206.