Hail, Andrews
- When
- September 24, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Frankel City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 24, 1995
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- $2.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:26 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Andrews
- When
- September 24, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Frankel City
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Andrews
- When
- September 24, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Andrews
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Andrews
- When
- September 24, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Andrews
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Andrews
- When
- September 24, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County, Andrews
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Ector
- When
- September 24, 10:38 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, Gardendale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Midland
- When
- September 24, 10:38 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Midland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A classic supercell thunderstorm moved into northwestern Andrews County after dropping large hail and causing strong winds in Southeast New Mexico. Winds up to 70 mph and golf ball-size hail were reported as the storm moved southeast across parts of the Permian Basin. The storm tracked across Andrews County where power lines were downed southwest of Andrews. The storm moved through the northeast corner of Ector County then into northwestern Midland County making a beeline for Midland. Golf ball-size hail was reported in the western parts of Midland damaging roofs and autos. Just south of Interstate 20 windows were broken at houses as the storm passed through that area.
Hail, Midland
- When
- September 24, 10:48 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Midland
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A classic supercell thunderstorm moved into northwestern Andrews County after dropping large hail and causing strong winds in Southeast New Mexico. Winds up to 70 mph and golf ball-size hail were reported as the storm moved southeast across parts of the Permian Basin. The storm tracked across Andrews County where power lines were downed southwest of Andrews. The storm moved through the northeast corner of Ector County then into northwestern Midland County making a beeline for Midland. Golf ball-size hail was reported in the western parts of Midland damaging roofs and autos. Just south of Interstate 20 windows were broken at houses as the storm passed through that area.
Hail, Midland
- When
- September 24, 11:12 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Midland
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A classic supercell thunderstorm moved into northwestern Andrews County after dropping large hail and causing strong winds in Southeast New Mexico. Winds up to 70 mph and golf ball-size hail were reported as the storm moved southeast across parts of the Permian Basin. The storm tracked across Andrews County where power lines were downed southwest of Andrews. The storm moved through the northeast corner of Ector County then into northwestern Midland County making a beeline for Midland. Golf ball-size hail was reported in the western parts of Midland damaging roofs and autos. Just south of Interstate 20 windows were broken at houses as the storm passed through that area.
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.
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: 10349074, 10349075, 10349076, 10349077, 10349078, 10352547, 10353868, 10353869, 10353870.