Texas, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 30, 1995

August 30, 1995 · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
$170,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:33 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When
August 30, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Hunt County, Lake Towakoni
Property damage
$8,000
Coordinates
33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew a tree onto a mobile home and other trees onto power lines.

Hail, Nueces

When
August 30, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Nueces County, Corrigan
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado was reported to have overturned a single-wide mobile home just to the northwest of Robstown.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When
August 30, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Van Zandt County, Wills Point
Coordinates
32.564, -95.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew down several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleson

When
August 30, 3:21 PM CST
Where
Burleson County, Lovelady
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.493, -96.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down along FM 1280.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
August 30, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County, Mabank
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was unroofed by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
August 30, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Denton County, Krum
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A lightning strike hit a barn and caused a fire that burnt it to the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When
August 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, Calvert
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.027, -96.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When
August 30, 6:03 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, Waco
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A sign was blown down by high winds.

Hail, McLennan

When
August 30, 6:20 PM CST
Where
McLennan County, Bellmead
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When
August 30, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Bell County, Killeen
Property damage
$150,000
Coordinates
31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds destroyed a home under-construction and blew down trees and power lines.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

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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: 10350185, 10354187, 10355849, 10348158, 10350470, 10352121, 10352597, 10354811, 10354812, 10348208.