Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman
- When
- April 7, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Sherman County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -102.070
Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 7, 1975
13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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
13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Potter
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Bailey
- When
- April 7, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Bailey County
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -102.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Hockley
- When
- April 7, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley County
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -102.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Potter
- When
- April 7, 12:31 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock
- When
- April 7, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -101.850
Hail, Howard
- When
- April 7, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -101.520
Hail, Runnels
- When
- April 7, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Runnels County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.750, -99.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland
- When
- April 7, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Eastland County
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -98.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Eastland
- When
- April 7, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Eastland County
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -98.870
Hail, Dimmit
- When
- April 7, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Dimmit County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.520, -99.850
Hail, Coleman
- When
- April 7, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.000, -99.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- April 7, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -97.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- April 7, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -96.750
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 7, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -96.570
Tornado, Johnson
- When
- April 7, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -97.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar
- When
- April 7, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County
- Coordinates
- 29.330, -98.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Hays
- When
- April 7, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hays County
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -97.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Comal
- When
- April 7, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Comal County
- Coordinates
- 29.700, -98.130
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 10133248, 10133249, 10133250, 10133251, 10133252, 10133253, 10133254, 10133255, 10133256, 10133257, 10133258, 10134117, 10134118, 10134119, 10134120, 10134121, 10134122, 10134123, 10134124.