Texas, 1968

Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 27, 1968

April 27, 1968 · 19 events in 12 counties and zones

18 hail, 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

18 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marion

When
April 27, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -94.680

Hail, Grayson

When
April 27, 9:42 AM CST
Where
Grayson County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -96.680

Hail, Johnson

When
April 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
5 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -97.580

Hail, Johnson

When
April 27, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -97.400

Hail, Burnet

When
April 27, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.000, -98.180

Hail, Hill

When
April 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -97.180

Hail, Hunt

When
April 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Hunt County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -96.080

Hail, Hamilton

When
April 27, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -98.080

Hail, Burnet

When
April 27, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
30.700, -98.080

Tornado, Navarro

When
April 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Navarro County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.120, -96.420

Hail, Navarro

When
April 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Navarro County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -96.680

Hail, Coryell

When
April 27, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Coryell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.400, -97.780

Hail, Dallas

When
April 27, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -96.580

Hail, Coryell

When
April 27, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Coryell County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -97.900

Hail, Harrison

When
April 27, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -94.280

Hail, Harrison

When
April 27, 9:37 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -94.080

Hail, Grayson

When
April 27, 9:42 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -96.680

Hail, Grayson

When
April 27, 9:42 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -96.680

Hail, Gregg

When
April 27, 11:57 PM CST
Where
Gregg County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -94.900

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.

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: 10133604, 10133605, 10133606, 10133607, 10133608, 10133609, 10133610, 10133611, 10133612, 10133613, 10133614, 10133615, 10133616, 10133617, 10133618, 10134477, 10134478, 10134479, 10134480.