Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 29, 1975

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 29, 1975
Start: 1975-04-29T14:04
End: 1975-04-29T21:25
Location: Texas

April 29, 1975 · 33 events in 27 counties and zones

15 hail, 9 tornado, 9 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: 3
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $525,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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

15 hail, 9 tornado, 9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Atascosa

When: April 29, 2:04 PM CST
Where: Atascosa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.130, -98.500

Tornado, Medina

When: April 29, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Medina County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8.3 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 29.070, -99.180

Hail, Mills

When: April 29, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Mills County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.550, -98.800

Hail, Bastrop

When: April 29, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Bastrop County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 30.350, -97.370

Hail, San Saba

When: April 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where: San Saba County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.200, -98.570

Tornado, Milam

When: April 29, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Milam County
Rating: F2
Path length: 26.3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.870, -97.000

Hail, Bosque

When: April 29, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Bosque County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.980, -97.870

Hail, McLennan

When: April 29, 4:45 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 31.550, -97.150

Tornado, Fayette

When: April 29, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Fayette County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 29.750, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: April 29, 5:23 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Coordinates: 33.070, -96.970

Hail, De Witt

When: April 29, 5:32 PM CST
Where: De Witt County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.320, -97.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell

When: April 29, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Coryell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.430, -97.750

Tornado, Gonzales

When: April 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Gonzales County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 29.370, -97.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: April 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Coordinates: 32.100, -96.470

Hail, McLennan

When: April 29, 6:10 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.620, -97.230

Hail, Lavaca

When: April 29, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Lavaca County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.430, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Lavaca

When: April 29, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Lavaca County
Coordinates: 29.450, -96.950

Hail, Lavaca

When: April 29, 6:27 PM CST
Where: Lavaca County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.300, -97.150

Hail, Gregg

When: April 29, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.480, -94.730

Hail, Marion

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -94.350

Hail, Harrison

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.550, -94.370

Hail, Panola

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.300, -94.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.300, -94.520

Tornado, Wood

When: April 29, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.670, -95.480

Tornado, Bowie

When: April 29, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.500, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: April 29, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.150, -94.350

Tornado, Jefferson

When: April 29, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 30.080, -94.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: April 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 31.650, -93.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler

When: April 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Tyler County
Coordinates: 30.600, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Coordinates: 30.920, -94.000

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 29, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.080, -94.100

Tornado, Orange

When: April 29, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 30.080, -94.020

Tornado, Newton

When: April 29, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 30.300, -93.750

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1975 Every state in 1975 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1975

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: 10134353, 10134354, 10134355, 10134356, 10134357, 10134358, 10134359, 10134360, 10134361, 10134362, 10134363, 10134364, 10134365, 10134366, 10134367, 10134368, 10134369, 10134370, 10134371, 10134372, 10134373, 10134374, 10134375, 10134376, 10134377, 10134378, 10134379, 10134380, 10134381, 10134382, 10134383, 10134384, 10134385.