Texas, 1971Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 19, 1971
October 19, 1971 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $275,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green
- When
- October 19, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -100.180
Tornado, Johnson
- When
- October 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 7.6 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -97.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- October 19, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -97.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Llano
- When
- October 19, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Llano County
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -98.500
Tornado, Dallas
- When
- October 19, 8:37 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -96.950
- 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.
- 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.
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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: 10134038, 10134039, 10134040, 10134041, 10134042.