Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- September 17, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Tyler
- Coordinates
- 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large pecan trees were blown down by high winds.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 17, 1995
8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Crosby
- When
- September 17, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Crosby County, Lorenzo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Parker
- When
- September 17, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County, Weatherford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Hood
- When
- September 17, 2:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County, Granbury
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Hood
- When
- September 17, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County, Granbury
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Hood
- When
- September 17, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County, Acton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Fisher
- When
- September 17, 4:07 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, Rotan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.743, -100.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail was reported in Lorenzo at 1235 CST. An Abilene television station reported dime-size hail in Rotan and 60 to 70 mph winds in Roby. The strong winds caused some structural damage to a home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fisher
- When
- September 17, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County, Roby
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.743, -100.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail was reported in Lorenzo at 1235 CST. An Abilene television station reported dime-size hail in Rotan and 60 to 70 mph winds in Roby. The strong winds caused some structural damage to a home.
Hail, Brown
- When
- September 17, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Brownwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous streets were closed by high water.
Hail, Brown
- When
- September 17, 5:53 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, May
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous streets were closed by high water.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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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: 10353297, 10352160, 10350888, 10351272, 10351273, 10351274, 10351649, 10351650, 10348069, 10348070.