Texas, 1976

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 7, 1976

April 7, 1976 · 26 events in 14 counties and zones

14 hail, 7 tornado, 5 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.

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  • 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
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
26

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

14 hail, 7 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jones

When
April 7, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.870, -99.820

Tornado, Jones

When
April 7, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.870, -99.820

Tornado, Callahan

When
April 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.270, -99.530

Hail, Childress

When
April 7, 4:19 PM CST
Where
Childress County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.430, -100.300

Tornado, Donley

When
April 7, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Donley County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.900, -100.780

Hail, Hays

When
April 7, 4:33 PM CST
Where
Hays County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.200, -98.080

Tornado, Donley

When
April 7, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Donley County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.830, -100.530

Hail, Caldwell

When
April 7, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.850, -97.670

Hail, Lampasas

When
April 7, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Lampasas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.230, -98.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Lampasas

When
April 7, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Lampasas County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
31.230, -98.380

Tornado, Caldwell

When
April 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
7 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
29.970, -97.750

Hail, Hays

When
April 7, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Hays County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.900, -97.870

Hail, Burnet

When
April 7, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.750, -98.230

Tornado, Collingsworth

When
April 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Collingsworth County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.850, -100.330

Hail, Hays

When
April 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Hays County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.080, -97.850

Hail, Hays

When
April 7, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Hays County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.200, -98.000

Hail, De Witt

When
April 7, 6:47 PM CST
Where
De Witt County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.080, -97.270

Hail, Hays

When
April 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hays County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.900, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When
April 7, 7:29 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
29.530, -98.470

Hail, Bexar

When
April 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.530, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When
April 7, 8:15 PM CST
Where
De Witt County
Coordinates
29.030, -97.470

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When
April 7, 8:15 PM CST
Where
De Witt County
Coordinates
29.020, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When
April 7, 8:30 PM CST
Where
De Witt County
Coordinates
28.920, -97.100

Hail, Bee

When
April 7, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Bee County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
28.670, -97.380

Hail, Bandera

When
April 7, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Bandera County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
29.750, -99.380

Hail, San Patricio

When
April 7, 10:20 PM CST
Where
San Patricio County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
27.870, -97.150

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.

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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: 10132182, 10132183, 10132184, 10132185, 10132186, 10132187, 10132188, 10128165, 10128166, 10128167, 10128168, 10128169, 10128170, 10128171, 10128383, 10128384, 10128385, 10128386, 10128387, 10128388, 10128389, 10128390, 10128391, 10128392, 10128393, 10128394.