Texas, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 1, 1995

May 1, 1995 · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

12 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
$7,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

12 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Camp

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Camp County, Pittsburg
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Delta County, Ben Franklin
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.386, -95.672 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Red River

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Red River County, Bogata
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.621, -95.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When
May 1, 12:15 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, Cooke

When
May 1, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Cooke County, Gainesville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montague

When
May 1, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Montague County, Nocona
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When
May 1, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Lamar County, Paris
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When
May 1, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Franklin County, Mount Vernon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Morris

When
May 1, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Morris County, Lone Star
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When
May 1, 12:35 AM CST
Where
Grayson County, Sherman
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down and a store sign was destroyed by high winds. 5 E Sherman,01,0047CST,,,0,0,20K,0,Hail (1.75) Golf ball-size hail broke windows.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When
May 1, 12:35 AM CST
Where
Grayson County, Sherman
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down and a store sign was destroyed by high winds. 5 E Sherman,01,0047CST,,,0,0,20K,0,Hail (1.75) Golf ball-size hail broke windows.

Hail, Hopkins

When
May 1, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Hopkins County, Sulphur Bluff
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fannin

When
May 1, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Fannin County, Bonham
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When
May 1, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Fannin County, Bonham
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grayson

When
May 1, 1:03 AM CST
Where
Grayson County, Whitewright
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Collin

When
May 1, 1:08 AM CST
Where
Collin County, Westminster
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When
May 1, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Fannin County, Leonard
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When
May 1, 1:20 AM CST
Where
Hunt County, Celeste
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew power lines down.

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: 10348517, 10352454, 10353578, 10354894, 10352567, 10353930, 10354895, 10351727, 10354020, 10350912, 10350913, 10350041, 10351607, 10351661, 10350914, 10347978, 10351609, 10350183.