Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 31, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 31, 1995
Start: 1995-10-31T14:20
End: 1995-10-31T23:50
Location: Texas

October 31, 1995 · 28 events in 16 counties and zones

24 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 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: $200,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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 Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:17 UTC.

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Event by event

24 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pecos

When: October 31, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, Imperial
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.781, -102.724 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ward

When: October 31, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Ward County, Grandfalls
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.510, -103.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crane

When: October 31, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Crane County, Crane
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Terrell

When: October 31, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Terrell County, 10 N Dryden
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.225, -102.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crane

When: October 31, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Crane County, Crane
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Terrell

When: October 31, 2:58 PM CST
Where: Terrell County, Dryden
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.225, -102.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crane

When: October 31, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Crane County, Crane
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $170,000
Coordinates: 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crane

When: October 31, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Crane County, Crane
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Upton

When: October 31, 3:24 PM CST
Where: Upton County, McCamey
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.369, -102.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm that developed over northwestern Pecos County became severe as it approached the Pecos River from the southwest, dropping golf ball-size hail on Imperial and three-quarters inch hail in the southeast corner of Ward County. As the storm crossed the Pecos River it showed signs of becoming a supercell and began to turn right of its previous path. In Crane County, large hail was reported all during its path. In the city of Crane, golf ball-size hail was reported and strong winds blew the roof off the Big Deal Burrito Restaurant. Three miles east of the city, power lines were blown down. Baseball-size hail was reported in extreme western Upton County as the storm continued to the east. The storm then continued across open country into Reagan County where no further reports were received. As the supercell was moving through Crane County, a storm in the northern part of the state of Coahuila, Mexico split, with the left-mover racing northward across the Rio Grande into south-central Terrell County. A ranch north of Dryden reported golf ball-size hail as the storm continued to the north. Later along the path, three-quarters inch hail was reported at a natural gas plant.

Hail, Terrell

When: October 31, 4:09 PM CST
Where: Terrell County, Sanderson
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.225, -102.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Report from a ranch. Storm moved to the east across southern portions of the county.

Hail, Garza

When: October 31, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Garza County, Justiceburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nolan

When: October 31, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Nolan County, Roscoe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.304, -100.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Upton

When: October 31, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Upton County, McCamey
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.369, -102.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

From the storms already present, a line began to form in a north-northeast to south-southwest orientation. One cell was briefly severe as one inch diameter hail fell at McCamey.

Hail, Coke

When: October 31, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Coke County, Robert Lee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Val Verde

When: October 31, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County, Cedar Creek
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The hail increased from pea-sized at 1719 CST to 1.25 inch at 1725 CST.

Hail, Coke

When: October 31, 5:23 PM CST
Where: Coke County, Blackwell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Val Verde

When: October 31, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County, Nr Del Rio
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The hail increased from pea-sized at 1719 CST to 1.25 inch at 1725 CST.

Hail, Kent

When: October 31, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kent County, Clairemont
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.181, -100.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Val Verde

When: October 31, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County, Cedar Creek
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The hail increased from pea-sized at 1719 CST to 1.25 inch at 1725 CST.

Hail, Kent

When: October 31, 5:42 PM CST
Where: Kent County, Jayton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.181, -100.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Coke

When: October 31, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Coke County, Robert Lee
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sterling

When: October 31, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Sterling County, Sterling City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.828, -101.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotters reported quarter-size hail in southeast Garza County. A radio station reported dime-size hail near Robert Lee. The public reported golf ball-size hail southwest of Blackwell. An Abilene television station's spotters reported golf ball-size hail in Clairemont and nickel-size hail in Jayton.

Hail, Lee

When: October 31, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Giddings
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.311, -96.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: October 31, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Leon County, Centerville
Coordinates: 31.297, -95.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down by high winds.

Hail, Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron

When: October 31, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 26.928, -97.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Breaking swell from Hurricane Opal caused water to spill across at the usual wash-over points damaging several vehicles.

Hail, Val Verde

When: October 31, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County, Laughlin A.F.B.
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: October 31, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Throckmorton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two people struck and injured by lightning were hospitalized.

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: October 31, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Medina County, Hondo
Coordinates: 29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown over by thunderstorm winds.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

Every storm in Texas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, October 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: 10353616, 10356084, 10352074, 10352996, 10352075, 10352997, 10352076, 10352077, 10355743, 10352998, 10351833, 10354310, 10355744, 10347847, 10355228, 10347848, 10355229, 10354319, 10355230, 10354320, 10347849, 10352646, 10354430, 10354486, 10350518, 10355231, 10353298, 10354884.