Texas, 1968

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 22, 1968

April 22, 1968 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

7 hail, 4 tornado, 1 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
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Stonewall

When
April 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Stonewall County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.080, -100.280

Tornado, Denton

When
April 22, 6:40 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.170, -97.300

Tornado, Collin

When
April 22, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.280, -96.730

Hail, Fort Bend

When
April 22, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Fort Bend County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
29.580, -95.500

Hail, Harris

When
April 22, 9:25 AM CST
Where
Harris County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.880, -95.400

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 22, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -97.280

Tornado, Tarrant

When
April 22, 11:08 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.670, -97.420

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 22, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -97.080

Hail, Rockwall

When
April 22, 12:26 PM CST
Where
Rockwall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -96.500

Hail, Collin

When
April 22, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -96.400

Hail, Titus

When
April 22, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Childress

When
April 22, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Childress County
Measured
50 kt (58 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.
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: 10133588, 10133589, 10133590, 10133591, 10133592, 10133593, 10133594, 10133595, 10133596, 10133597, 10133598, 10133599.