Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 5, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 5, 1995
Start: 1995-07-05T00:15
End: 1995-07-05T19:20
Location: Texas

July 5, 1995 · 20 events in 13 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 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: $32,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:16 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: July 5, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Fannin County, Bonham
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds damaged the roof of a business.

Hail, Lamar

When: July 5, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Lamar County, Brookston
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When: July 5, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Lamar County, Roxton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Palo Pinto

When: July 5, 12:29 AM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County, Palo Pinto
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Parker

When: July 5, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Parker County, Garner
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When: July 5, 1:10 AM CST
Where: Parker County, Weatherford
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tarrant

When: July 5, 1:49 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Fort Worth
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tarrant

When: July 5, 1:50 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Fort Worth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: July 5, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Denton County, Sanger
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across roads by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: July 5, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Denton County, Denton
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across Highway 380 near the Trinity River bridge.

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When: July 5, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Collin County, Plano
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down by high winds. Plano,05,0245CST,,,0,0,500K,0,Lightning Lightning caused fires that burned two quarter million dollar homes to the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: July 5, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Dallas County, Addison
Coordinates: 32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Taylor

When: July 5, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Taylor County, Tuscola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Taylor

When: July 5, 4:55 AM CST
Where: Taylor County, Tuscola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Brown County, Brownwood
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tom Green

When: July 5, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Water Valley
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tom Green

When: July 5, 5:07 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, San Angelo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tom Green

When: July 5, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Christoval
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Schleicher

When: July 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Schleicher County, Eldorado
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.897, -100.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crockett

When: July 5, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Crockett County, Ozona
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.723, -101.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

In Tom Green County, National Weather Service co-operative observers reported hail in Water Valley and near Christoval, and spotters reported dime-size hail in San Angelo. The Schleicher County Sheriff's Office reported wind damage to trees and power poles in Eldorado. The Crockett County Sheriff's Office reported quarter-size hail in Ozona.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10351621, 10354904, 10354905, 10354286, 10353318, 10353319, 10352887, 10352888, 10352116, 10352117, 10351906, 10352261, 10351006, 10351007, 10348068, 10355988, 10355989, 10355990, 10353662, 10352146.