Texas, 1974

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 21, 1974

April 21, 1974 · 16 events in 10 counties and zones

8 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
7
Property damage
$53,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Scurry

When
April 21, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Scurry County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -101.000

Hail, Scurry

When
April 21, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Scurry County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.630, -100.750

Hail, Scurry

When
April 21, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Scurry County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -101.000

Hail, Jones

When
April 21, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -100.130

Tornado, Wise

When
April 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.330, -97.700

Hail, Fisher

When
April 21, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -100.470

Tornado, Lamar

When
April 21, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.580, -95.450

Hail, Red River

When
April 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.470, -95.220

Hail, Rockwall

When
April 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Rockwall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.930, -96.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
April 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Coordinates
33.470, -95.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockwall

When
April 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Rockwall County
Coordinates
32.930, -96.450

Tornado, Red River

When
April 21, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.500, -94.900

Tornado, Lamar

When
April 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.670, -95.380

Tornado, Kaufman

When
April 21, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
32.730, -96.280

Hail, Denton

When
April 21, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When
April 21, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Coordinates
33.170, -94.980

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.
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.

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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: 10132522, 10132523, 10132524, 10132525, 10132526, 10132527, 10132528, 10132529, 10132530, 10132531, 10132532, 10132533, 10132534, 10132535, 10132536, 10132537.