Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 9, 1974

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 9, 1974
Start: 1974-05-09T11:40
End: 1974-05-09T21:00
Location: Texas

May 9, 1974 · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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: 10
Property damage: $253,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

Hail, Brewster

When: May 9, 11:40 AM CST
Where: Brewster County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.200, -103.250

Hail,

When: May 9, 3:00 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.480, -101.070

Hail, Val Verde

When: May 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.370, -100.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When: May 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 29.370, -100.920

Tornado, Scurry

When: May 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Scurry County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 32.500, -101.170

Hail, Comal

When: May 9, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Comal County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.830, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: May 9, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 32.250, -101.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Hays

When: May 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Hays County
Coordinates: 30.020, -97.850

Hail, Howard

When: May 9, 6:01 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -101.170

Hail, Travis

When: May 9, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.200, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: May 9, 7:26 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 29.530, -98.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: May 9, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Williamson County
Coordinates: 30.570, -97.380

Tornado, Travis

When: May 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.400, -97.620

Tornado, Bandera

When: May 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Bandera County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.680, -99.070

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1974 Every state in 1974 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1974

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: 10133658, 10133659, 10133660, 10133661, 10133662, 10133663, 10133664, 10133665, 10133666, 10133667, 10133668, 10133669, 10133670, 10133671.