Texas, 1958

Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 29, 1958

April 29, 1958 · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

6 hail, 3 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
4
Property damage
$250,000
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.

Event by event

6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fannin

When
April 29, 6:55 AM CST
Where
Fannin County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 29, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.780, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
April 29, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Coordinates
32.700, -96.280

Hail, Hood

When
April 29, 12:25 PM CST
Where
Hood County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -97.780

Hail, Johnson

When
April 29, 12:31 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -97.400

Hail, Angelina

When
April 29, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Angelina County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -94.780

Hail, McLennan

When
April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -97.080

Tornado, Rusk

When
April 29, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.980, -95.100

Hail, Ellis

When
April 29, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When
April 29, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Nacogdoches County
Coordinates
31.600, -94.780

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.
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.

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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: 10118989, 10118990, 10118991, 10118992, 10118993, 10118994, 10118995, 10118996, 10118997, 10118998.