Texas, 1974Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 13, 1974
April 13, 1974 · 10 events in 5 counties and zones
4 hail, 4 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
- 1
- 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
4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Johnson
- When
- April 13, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -97.230
Tornado, McLennan
- When
- April 13, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.550, -97.250
Hail, Dallas
- When
- April 13, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -96.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- April 13, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -96.780
Tornado, McLennan
- When
- April 13, 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 17 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -97.230
Hail, McLennan
- When
- April 13, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.530, -96.970
Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan
- When
- April 13, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County
- Coordinates
- 31.530, -96.970
Hail, Kerr
- When
- April 13, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kerr County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.170, -99.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- April 13, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -95.300
Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan
- When
- April 13, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County
- Coordinates
- 31.620, -97.370
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 13, 197411 injured · $5.3 million · F3 · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 13, 19742 injured · $353,000 · F3 · 14 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 13, 1974$250,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 13, 19742 in hail · 11 events
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 13, 19741 event
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: 10132495, 10132496, 10132497, 10132498, 10132499, 10132500, 10132501, 10132502, 10132503, 10132504.