Texas, 1967

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 12, 1967

April 12, 1967 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

6 tornado, 4 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
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 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Cottle

When
April 12, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
33.830, -100.100

Tornado, Lamb

When
April 12, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Lamb County
Rating
F2
Path length
5.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.920, -102.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
April 12, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Coordinates
33.200, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamb

When
April 12, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Lamb County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
33.880, -102.280

Tornado, Fisher

When
April 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
32.720, -100.250

Tornado, Mitchell

When
April 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
37 yd
Coordinates
32.530, -100.900

Tornado, Runnels

When
April 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Runnels County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
67 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.750, -99.950

Tornado, Fisher

When
April 12, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
32.850, -100.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
April 12, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
32.280, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Childress

When
April 12, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Childress County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
34.380, -100.280

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.
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.

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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: 10135740, 10135741, 10135742, 10135743, 10135744, 10135745, 10135746, 10135747, 10135748, 10135749.