Texas, 1971

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 6, 1971

May 6, 1971 · 18 events in 9 counties and zones

14 hail, 4 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

14 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cooke

When
May 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -97.080

Tornado, Palo Pinto

When
May 6, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.780, -98.300

Tornado, Palo Pinto

When
May 6, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.780, -98.300

Tornado, Palo Pinto

When
May 6, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.780, -98.300

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
May 6, 1:27 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -98.280

Tornado, Jefferson

When
May 6, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.180, -93.830

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
May 6, 2:16 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -98.080

Hail, Montague

When
May 6, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Montague County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -97.780

Hail, Jefferson

When
May 6, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.980, -94.280

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 6, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -97.400

Hail, Grayson

When
May 6, 4:34 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -96.680

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 6, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -97.180

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 6, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -97.080

Hail, Dallas

When
May 6, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -96.900

Hail, Dallas

When
May 6, 5:56 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -96.780

Hail, Burnet

When
May 6, 6:09 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.500, -98.280

Hail, Burnet

When
May 6, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.500, -98.280

Hail, Hill

When
May 6, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -97.400

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: 10136162, 10136163, 10136164, 10136165, 10136166, 10136167, 10136168, 10136169, 10136170, 10136171, 10136172, 10136173, 10136174, 10136175, 10136176, 10136177, 10136178, 10136179.