Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 29, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 29, 1995
Start: 1995-07-29T00:55
End: 1995-07-29T06:15
Location: Texas

July 29, 1995 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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: $16,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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 Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:52 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: July 29, 12:55 AM CDT
Where: Newton County, Newton
Coordinates: 30.786, -93.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: July 29, 1:00 AM CDT
Where: Jasper County, Jasper
Coordinates: 30.744, -94.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: July 29, 2:00 AM CDT
Where: Hardin County, Kountze
Coordinates: 30.332, -94.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 29, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Shelbyville
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms winds blew down several trees in Shelbyville. High winds also resulted in the back porch being blown off a house in the city of Shelbyville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 29, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Shelby County, Shelbyville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down and the back porch was blown off a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 29, 2:15 AM CDT
Where: Orange County, Vidor
Coordinates: 30.121, -93.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 29, 2:18 AM CDT
Where: Jefferson County, Airport
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gust reported at Jefferson County Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When: July 29, 1:34 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where: Chambers County
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines, trees, and light poles blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: July 29, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Polk County
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 30.793, -94.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down on FM 942 just east of U.S. 59.

Thunderstorm Wind, Txz511

When: July 29, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Txz511 County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)

Coast Guard reported 60 mph winds 55 miles south of High Island.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: July 29, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Panola County, Carthage
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: July 29, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Panola County, Carthage
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Trinity

When: July 29, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Trinity County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 31.089, -95.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarters inch hail reported on Highway 94E.

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, July 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: 10354174, 10350357, 10351232, 10353078, 10353079, 10354142, 10350443, 10347750, 10353675, 10355936, 10353096, 10353097, 10355208.