Texas, 1973

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 4, 1973

September 4, 1973 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
September 4, 12:00 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
29.300, -94.800

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
September 4, 12:38 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
29.300, -94.800

Hail, Terry

When
September 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Terry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.280, -102.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
September 4, 5:29 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
33.970, -98.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When
September 4, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
94 kt (108 mph)
Coordinates
32.230, -101.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Runnels

When
September 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Runnels County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
31.830, -99.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When
September 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
31.370, -100.500

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Texas in 1973Every state in 1973This day in weather history

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: 10131990, 10131991, 10131992, 10131993, 10131994, 10131995, 10131996.