Texas, 1967

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 20, 1967

April 20, 1967 · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

5 hail, 3 tornado, 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

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

Tornado, Knox

When
April 20, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Knox County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
33.480, -99.630

Hail, Baylor

When
April 20, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Baylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -99.400

Hail, Wichita

When
April 20, 2:29 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When
April 20, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Coordinates
33.700, -96.180

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
April 20, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -98.500

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
April 20, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -98.500

Tornado, Ochiltree

When
April 20, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.970, -97.680

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 20, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
April 20, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Coordinates
32.780, -97.280

Tornado, Tarrant

When
April 20, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.880, -97.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
April 20, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
32.780, -97.400

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.

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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: 10135762, 10135763, 10135764, 10135765, 10132116, 10132117, 10132118, 10132119, 10132120, 10132121, 10132122.