Texas, 1975

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 4, 1975

May 4, 1975 · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When
May 4, 4:05 AM CST
Where
Galveston County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
29.270, -94.870

Hail, Lubbock

When
May 4, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -101.820

Hail, Gray

When
May 4, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.530, -100.970

Hail, McCulloch

When
May 4, 3:05 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.150, -99.330

Hail, Atascosa

When
May 4, 3:06 PM CST
Where
Atascosa County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.020, -98.480

Tornado, Runnels

When
May 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Runnels County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
31.650, -100.180

Hail, Karnes

When
May 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Karnes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
28.980, -98.020

Hail, Brown

When
May 4, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -99.070

Hail, Lampasas

When
May 4, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Lampasas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.070, -98.180

Hail, Bell

When
May 4, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.050, -97.730

Hail, Polk

When
May 4, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
30.920, -94.750

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.

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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: 10133052, 10133053, 10133054, 10133055, 10133056, 10133057, 10133058, 10133059, 10133060, 10133274, 10133275.