Texas, 1974Tornadoes 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.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
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
- 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.
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.