Texas, 1976

Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 22, 1976

April 22, 1976 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

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

Tornado, Reeves

When
April 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
31.250, -103.780

Hail, Andrews

When
April 22, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Andrews County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.320, -102.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos

When
April 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Pecos County
Coordinates
30.880, -102.870

Hail, Lubbock

When
April 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.500, -102.020

Hail, Lubbock

When
April 22, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.670, -101.820

Hail, Floyd

When
April 22, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.120, -101.430

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: 10129542, 10129543, 10129544, 10129545, 10129546, 10129547.