Texas, 1975

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 27, 1975

March 27, 1975 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 tornado, 2 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
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

5 hail, 4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Gray

When
March 27, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.530, -100.670

Tornado, Lipscomb

When
March 27, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Lipscomb County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
36.120, -100.020

Hail,

When
March 27, 2:10 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.680, -94.680

Hail, Bowie

When
March 27, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.470, -94.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Lampasas

When
March 27, 7:22 PM CST
Where
Lampasas County
Coordinates
31.080, -98.000

Hail, Cooke

When
March 27, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.630, -97.150

Hail, Wichita

When
March 27, 10:12 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.12 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -98.500

Hail, Grayson

When
March 27, 10:43 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.630, -96.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When
March 27, 10:43 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
33.630, -96.570

Tornado, Grayson

When
March 27, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.720, -96.600

Tornado, Cooke

When
March 27, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
320 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.470, -97.170

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10133233, 10133234, 10133235, 10133236, 10133237, 10133238, 10133239, 10133240, 10133241, 10133242, 10133243.