Texas, 1974

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 31, 1974

October 31, 1974 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

8 tornado, 4 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
6
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Navarro

When
October 31, 12:46 AM CST
Where
Navarro County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.050, -96.680

Tornado, Hill

When
October 31, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Hill County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.000, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
October 31, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Coordinates
32.730, -96.280

Tornado, Mills

When
October 31, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Mills County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.450, -98.570

Tornado, Hopkins

When
October 31, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.7 mi
Path width
40 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.130, -95.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
October 31, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Red River County
Coordinates
33.620, -95.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
October 31, 8:40 AM CST
Where
Anderson County
Coordinates
31.680, -95.730

Tornado, Anderson

When
October 31, 8:50 AM CST
Where
Anderson County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
500 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
31.620, -95.580

Tornado, Anderson

When
October 31, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Anderson County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.570, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When
October 31, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Gregg County
Coordinates
32.530, -94.870

Tornado, Harris

When
October 31, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
167 yd
Coordinates
29.620, -95.170

Tornado, Harris

When
October 31, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
77 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
29.680, -95.070

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Texas in 1974Every state in 1974This day in weather historyThe 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: 10132097, 10132098, 10132099, 10132100, 10132101, 10132102, 10132103, 10132104, 10132105, 10132106, 10132107, 10132108.