Texas, 1958

Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 21, 1958

April 21, 1958 · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
18
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Denton

When
April 21, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -97.180

Hail, Ellis

When
April 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -96.900

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -97.080

Tornado, Ellis

When
April 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F2
Path length
15.9 mi
Path width
440 yd
Injuries
18 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.470, -96.980

Hail, Hill

When
April 21, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When
April 21, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Navarro County
Coordinates
32.000, -96.780

Hail, Limestone

When
April 21, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Limestone County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.500, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 21, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.780, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
April 21, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Coordinates
32.500, -97.000

Hail, Robertson

When
April 21, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Robertson County
Measured
5 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When
April 21, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Robertson County
Coordinates
31.100, -96.680

Hail, Robertson

When
April 21, 7:27 PM CST
Where
Robertson County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
30.900, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Austin

When
April 21, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Austin County
Coordinates
30.080, -96.580

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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

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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: 10118957, 10118958, 10118959, 10118960, 10118961, 10118962, 10118963, 10118964, 10118965, 10118966, 10118967, 10118968, 10118969.