Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- April 29, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -101.400
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 29, 1970
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Callahan
- When
- April 29, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.200, -99.400
Hail, Haskell
- When
- April 29, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -99.680
Hail, Hall
- When
- April 29, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hall County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -100.500
Hail, Cottle
- When
- April 29, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -100.280
Hail, Hall
- When
- April 29, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hall County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -100.500
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 29, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 29, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 29, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, April 29, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 29, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 29, 1970
- Tornado in Wisconsin, April 29, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 29, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 29, 1970
More
Every storm in Texas in 1970Every state in 1970This day in weather history
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: 10134967, 10134968, 10134969, 10134970, 10134971, 10134972.