Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 6, 1955

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 6, 1955
Start: 1955-04-06T03:00
End: 1955-04-06T08:00
Location: Texas

April 6, 1955 · 18 events in 12 counties and zones

10 tornado, 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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: 1
Injuries: 30
Property damage: $5.8 million
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.

Event by event

10 tornado, 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clay

When: April 6, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Clay County
Rating: F3
Path length: 13.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.470, -98.270

Tornado, Grayson

When: April 6, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Grayson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 11.9 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 27 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.630, -96.600

Hail, Grayson

When: April 6, 2:43 AM CST
Where: Grayson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.700, -96.680

Tornado, Jack

When: April 6, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Jack County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.430, -98.400

Tornado, Fannin

When: April 6, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Fannin County
Rating: F3
Path length: 18.3 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.600, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: April 6, 3:00 AM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 33.780, -96.580

Tornado, Cass

When: April 6, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Rating: F1
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.170, -94.350

Tornado, Cooke

When: April 6, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Cooke County
Rating: F3
Path length: 15.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.570, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When: April 6, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Cooke County
Coordinates: 33.500, -97.180

Tornado, Denton

When: April 6, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Denton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 21.4 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.370, -97.180

Hail, Denton

When: April 6, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 33.380, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: April 6, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Denton County
Coordinates: 33.380, -96.900

Tornado, Grayson

When: April 6, 4:55 AM CST
Where: Grayson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 16.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.420, -96.820

Hail, Titus

When: April 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Titus County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.200, -95.000

Tornado, Grayson

When: April 6, 5:50 AM CST
Where: Grayson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 33.570, -96.900

Hail, Red River

When: April 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Red River County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.500, -95.000

Tornado, Hopkins

When: April 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Rating: F2
Path length: 9.8 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 33.330, -95.370

Hail, Wichita

When: April 6, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.000, -98.500

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Grayson	1955-04-06				Direct

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.
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

Every storm in Texas in 1955 Every state in 1955 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1955

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: 10119609, 10119605, 10119606, 10119607, 10119608, 10119610, 10119611, 10119612, 10119613, 10119614, 10119615, 10119616, 10119617, 10119618, 10119619, 10119620, 10119621, 10119622.