Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 14, 1971

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 14, 1971
Start: 1971-12-14T17:10
End: 1971-12-14T22:00
Location: Texas

December 14, 1971 · 34 events in 18 counties and zones

21 tornado, 13 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: 25
Property damage: $14 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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

21 tornado, 13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Johnson

When: December 14, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.520, -97.430

Tornado, Johnson

When: December 14, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.520, -97.430

Tornado, Johnson

When: December 14, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.520, -97.430

Tornado, Tarrant

When: December 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.720, -97.130

Tornado, Tarrant

When: December 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.730, -97.180

Tornado, Dallas

When: December 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.730, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: December 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 32.280, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet

When: December 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Burnet County
Coordinates: 31.000, -98.180

Tornado, Tarrant

When: December 14, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.550, -97.130

Tornado, Hill

When: December 14, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.150, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: December 14, 5:40 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 31.600, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Hill

When: December 14, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Coordinates: 31.900, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: December 14, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Coordinates: 32.700, -97.180

Tornado, Dallas

When: December 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.970, -96.900

Tornado, McLennan

When: December 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.670, -97.100

Tornado, Dallas

When: December 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.630, -96.900

Tornado, Grayson

When: December 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.620, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When: December 14, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 34.000, -98.500

Tornado, Denton

When: December 14, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.030, -97.000

Tornado, Collin

When: December 14, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Collin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 3.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.350, -96.530

Tornado, Dallas

When: December 14, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.3 mi
Path width: 167 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.770, -96.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: December 14, 6:16 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Coordinates: 32.780, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: December 14, 6:19 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 32.700, -97.000

Tornado, Dallas

When: December 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 1,760 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.880, -96.600

Tornado, Hunt

When: December 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Hunt County
Rating: F2
Path length: 11.9 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.130, -96.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: December 14, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 32.780, -97.000

Tornado, Hopkins

When: December 14, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 33.170, -95.620

Tornado, Wood

When: December 14, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.780, -95.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: December 14, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 32.280, -95.280

Tornado, Gregg

When: December 14, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.550, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: December 14, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 33.000, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: December 14, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.500, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: December 14, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 33.200, -94.280

Tornado, Fannin

When: December 14, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Fannin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.580, -96.170

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10133123, 10133124, 10133125, 10133126, 10133127, 10133128, 10133129, 10133130, 10133347, 10133348, 10133349, 10133350, 10133351, 10133352, 10133353, 10133354, 10133355, 10133356, 10133357, 10133358, 10133359, 10133360, 10133361, 10133362, 10133363, 10133364, 10133365, 10133366, 10133367, 10133368, 10133369, 10133370, 10133371, 10133372.