Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 30, 1995
Start: 1995-04-30T18:58
End: 1995-04-30T23:30
Location: Texas

April 30, 1995 · 30 events in 12 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 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: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 167 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:45 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Lipscomb

When: April 30, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County, Higgins
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cooke

When: April 30, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Cooke County, Dexter
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grayson

When: April 30, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Gordonville
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail was reported on the south side of Lake Texhoma.

Hail, Grayson

When: April 30, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Lake Texhoma East
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail was reported on the south side of Lake Texhoma.

Hail, Grayson

When: April 30, 8:30 PM CST to 8:32 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Sherman
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grayson

When: April 30, 8:37 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roberts

When: April 30, 9:07 PM CST
Where: Roberts County, Miami
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fannin

When: April 30, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Trenton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fannin

When: April 30, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Leonarrowd
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hemphill

When: April 30, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Hemphill County, Canadian
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thundertstorms in the northeast panhandle produced dime to quarter-size hail. The hail north of Miami cover highway 283 causing minor problems.

Hail, Hemphill

When: April 30, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Hemphill County, Miami
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thundertstorms in the northeast panhandle produced dime to quarter-size hail. The hail north of Miami cover highway 283 causing minor problems.

Hail, Fannin

When: April 30, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Trenton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When: April 30, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Celeste
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When: April 30, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Wolfe City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When: April 30, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Globe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When: April 30, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Unity
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fannin

When: April 30, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Fannin County, Honey Grove
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When: April 30, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Commerce
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Delta

When: April 30, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Delta County, Klondike
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.386, -95.672 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Delta

When: April 30, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Delta County, Klondike
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.386, -95.672 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When: April 30, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Fairlie
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hopkins

When: April 30, 10:22 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Peerless
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, a metal roof was blown off a building, a feed store was destroyed, and signs were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: April 30, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, a metal roof was blown off a building, a feed store was destroyed, and signs were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Hopkins

When: April 30, 10:52 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hopkins

When: April 30, 11:02 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hopkins

When: April 30, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hopkins

When: April 30, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: April 30, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Purley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montague

When: April 30, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Montague County, Nocona
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: April 30, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Wood County, Winnsboro
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

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

Every storm in Texas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history 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: 10354784, 10352566, 10350908, 10350909, 10350910, 10350911, 10353717, 10351603, 10351604, 10351247, 10351248, 10351605, 10354829, 10354830, 10354831, 10354832, 10351606, 10354892, 10352452, 10352453, 10354893, 10350035, 10350036, 10350037, 10350038, 10350039, 10350040, 10351726, 10353929, 10355591.