Texas, 1975

Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 26, 1975

March 26, 1975 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 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
2
Injuries
42
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carson

When
March 26, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Carson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.570, -101.180

Hail, Carson

When
March 26, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Carson County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.100

Tornado, Gray

When
March 26, 11:50 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F3
Path length
1 mi
Path width
220 yd
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
42 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
35.430, -100.820

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10133230, 10133231, 10133232.