Texas, 1995Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 8, 1995
March 8, 1995 · 14 events in 12 counties and zones
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Hail, Kendall
- When
- March 8, 12:12 AM CST
- Where
- Kendall County, Comfort
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.945, -98.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriff's department reports golf ball-sized hail at Comfort. Shortly afterward, damaging winds knocked down numerous large tree limbs in Boerne.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall
- When
- March 8, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kendall County, Boerne
- Coordinates
- 29.945, -98.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriff's department reports golf ball-sized hail at Comfort. Shortly afterward, damaging winds knocked down numerous large tree limbs in Boerne.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar
- When
- March 8, 12:37 AM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Fifty knot winds were recorded at San Antonio International Airport. San Antonio Fire Department reports tree limbs and power lines down across the city. Nearly 25,000 homes and businesses temporarily lost power during the storm.
Thunderstorm Wind, Comal
- When
- March 8, 12:57 AM CST
- Where
- Comal County, Countywide
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Fifty-five knot winds were recorded at the Nationa Weather Service office at New Braunfels. Ham spotters report trees down in New Braunfels area. A mobile home was destroyed. Trees and power lines were down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Guadalupe County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 29.583, -97.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriff reports widespread damage with trees blown over. A trampoline was blown through the side of a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hays
- When
- March 8, 1:09 AM CST
- Where
- Hays County, Countywide
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.058, -98.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
School weather network computers recorded wind gusts across the county area between 50 and 55 knots from 0109 CST through 0150 CST. In San Marcos, a mobile home in was blown off its blocks and a fence line was destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- March 8, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Countywide
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.837, -97.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind gusts to between 50 and 56 knots were reported across the county. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- March 8, 1:39 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County, Countywide
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
School weather network computers recorded wind gusts across Travis County generally in the 50 to 55 knot range. An isolated gust to 74 knots was recorded at Lake Travis Middle School. Winds across the county uprooted trees and knocked out power lines. In southwest Austin, a lightning strike blew up a chimney as well as the nearby wall of a house. Two people were near the chimney when it collapsed. They were covered with debris but suffered only minor injuries. Lightning knocked out power to nearly 5,000 homes in the area around Del Valle Junior High School.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop
- When
- March 8, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bastrop County, Countywide
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind gusts to over 50 knots uprooted trees across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lavaca
- When
- March 8, 2:10 AM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 29.384, -96.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous large tree limbs over six inches in diameter were knocked down across the county. Some trees were uprooted as well.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- March 8, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, Countywide
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.648, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread wind damage was reported to trees and power lines across the county. Nearly five inches of rain fell across the county. Debris from the damaging winds block several drainage culverts, resulting in the flooding of eight homes. Lightning from the thunderstorm knocked out power to over 300 home for up to five hours.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- March 8, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 30.311, -96.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were uprooted and power lines were knocked down across the county by winds estimated at over 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- March 8, 2:58 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread wind damage was reported to trees and power lines across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- March 8, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread wind damage was reported to trees and power lines across the county.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 8, 1995$254,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 8, 1995$223,000 · F0 · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 8, 1995$97,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 8, 19951 injured · $29,000 · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 8, 1995$2,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New York, March 8, 19951 event
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: 10350476, 10350477, 10348401, 10352139, 10351290, 10351179, 10348238, 10352932, 10348625, 10354388, 10355551, 10354428, 10351631, 10351632.