Texas, 1995

Hail 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.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

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Event by event

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

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.

What these are

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.

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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: 10350476, 10350477, 10348401, 10352139, 10351290, 10351179, 10348238, 10352932, 10348625, 10354388, 10355551, 10354428, 10351631, 10351632.