Texas, 1975

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 5, 1975

May 5, 1975 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

10 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
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

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

Hail, Angelina

When
May 5, 1:45 AM CST
Where
Angelina County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.170, -94.430

Hail, Frio

When
May 5, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Frio County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
28.880, -99.180

Hail, Bandera

When
May 5, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Bandera County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.720, -99.070

Hail, Gillespie

When
May 5, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Gillespie County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -98.870

Tornado, Travis

When
May 5, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
400 yd
Coordinates
30.180, -97.850

Hail, Concho

When
May 5, 1:27 PM CST
Where
Concho County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.520, -99.920

Hail, Concho

When
May 5, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Concho County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.450, -99.770

Hail, San Saba

When
May 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where
San Saba County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -98.580

Hail, Llano

When
May 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Llano County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.700, -98.950

Hail, Lee

When
May 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.180, -96.930

Hail, Gillespie

When
May 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Gillespie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.400, -99.020

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: 10133276, 10133277, 10133278, 10133279, 10133280, 10133281, 10133282, 10133283, 10133284, 10133285, 10133286.