Texas, 1972

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 26, 1972

March 26, 1972 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 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
2
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hill

When
March 26, 3:12 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -96.780

Hail, Tarrant

When
March 26, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -97.080

Hail, Tarrant

When
March 26, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -97.080

Hail, Collin

When
March 26, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -96.780

Tornado, Hill

When
March 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Rating
F2
Path length
6.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.020, -97.130

Hail, Dallas

When
March 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -96.680

Tornado, Hill

When
March 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.830, -96.920

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.

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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: 10134910, 10134911, 10134912, 10134913, 10134914, 10134915, 10134916.