Tornadoes in Texas, April 30, 1954

Name: Tornadoes in Texas, April 30, 1954
Start: 1954-04-30T00:30
End: 1954-04-30T10:30
Location: Texas

April 30, 1954 · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

14 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 34
Property damage: $1.9 million
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.

Event by event

14 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Hamilton

When: April 30, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6.1 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.850, -97.980

Tornado, Hays

When: April 30, 5:37 AM CST
Where: Hays County
Rating: F1
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.980, -97.880

Tornado, Travis

When: April 30, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Coordinates: 30.420, -97.450

Tornado, Williamson

When: April 30, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 18.1 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.430, -97.420

Tornado, Lee

When: April 30, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.100, -96.970

Tornado, Milam

When: April 30, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Milam County
Rating: F3
Path length: 118.8 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.620, -97.200

Tornado, Fayette

When: April 30, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Fayette County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.8 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.130, -96.820

Tornado, Brazos

When: April 30, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Brazos County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.9 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Coordinates: 30.630, -96.330

Tornado, Trinity

When: April 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Trinity County
Rating: F2
Path length: 17.8 mi
Path width: 883 yd
Injuries: 13 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.070, -95.120

Tornado, Angelina

When: April 30, 8:25 AM CST
Where: Angelina County
Rating: F2
Path length: 25.9 mi
Path width: 883 yd
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.180, -94.850

Tornado, Nacogdoches

When: April 30, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Rating: F2
Path length: 25.1 mi
Path width: 883 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.370, -94.470

Tornado, Morris

When: April 30, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Morris County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.920, -94.720

Tornado, Cass

When: April 30, 10:05 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Rating: F3
Path length: 39.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.930, -94.670

Tornado, Bowie

When: April 30, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Bowie County
Rating: F3
Path length: 19.2 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.400, -94.630

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10122701, 10122702, 10122703, 10122704, 10122705, 10122706, 10122707, 10122708, 10122709, 10122710, 10122923, 10122924, 10122925, 10122926.