Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, January 13, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, January 13, 1995
Start: 1995-01-13T00:05
End: 1995-01-13T02:00
Location: Texas

January 13, 1995 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: January 13, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: January 13, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Newton County
Coordinates: 30.786, -93.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down over many locations in the six county area between 12/2320 CST and 13/0030 CST. A mobile home was blown in the Kountze area (Hardin County) at 2310 CST.

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When: January 13, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Liberty County
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 30.152, -94.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Metal siding from hangers blown onto runway at County Arirport. Power lines blown down south of Liberty.

Hail, Chambers

When: January 13, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Chambers County, Coastal Waters
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, January 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: 10350431, 10354167, 10354499, 10347693.