Texas, 1972

Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 24, 1972

March 24, 1972 · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Tarrant

When
March 24, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -97.280

Hail, Dallas

When
March 24, 1:45 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
March 24, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.880, -96.580

Hail, Hill

When
March 24, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -97.400

Tornado, Kaufman

When
March 24, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.620, -96.370

Hail, Bexar

When
March 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
29.680, -98.500

Hail, Bexar

When
March 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.480, -98.500

Hail, Bexar

When
March 24, 6:03 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.480, -98.280

Hail, Red River

When
March 24, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -95.080

Hail, Red River

When
March 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -95.280

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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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: 10133403, 10133404, 10133405, 10133406, 10133407, 10134905, 10134906, 10134907, 10134908, 10134909.