Texas, 1975

Tornado and Hail in Texas, December 24, 1975

December 24, 1975 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail,

When
December 24, 3:18 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.550, -95.400

Tornado, Jackson

When
December 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Rating
F3
Path length
1 mi
Path width
440 yd
Coordinates
29.020, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
December 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
27.900, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When
December 24, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Galveston County
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
29.370, -94.970

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.

More

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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: 10134465, 10134466, 10134467, 10134468.