Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 30, 1976

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 30, 1976
Start: 1976-03-30T01:43
End: 1976-03-30T14:00
Location: Texas

March 30, 1976 · 27 events in 18 counties and zones

9 hail, 9 tornado, 9 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 18
Property damage: $8.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

Hail, Blanco

When: March 30, 1:43 AM CST
Where: Blanco County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.100, -98.420

Hail, Kerr

When: March 30, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Kerr County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.930, -99.030

Hail, Kendall

When: March 30, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.930, -98.920

Tornado, Kerr

When: March 30, 2:32 AM CST
Where: Kerr County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.920, -99.050

Hail, Travis

When: March 30, 2:32 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 30.200, -97.670

Tornado, Kendall

When: March 30, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Rating: F2
Path length: 15.2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 29.930, -98.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: March 30, 3:05 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Coordinates: 30.630, -97.670

Tornado, Hays

When: March 30, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Hays County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.000, -98.070

Hail, Hays

When: March 30, 3:28 AM CST
Where: Hays County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.030, -97.920

Tornado, Hays

When: March 30, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Hays County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.030, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: March 30, 3:40 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Coordinates: 30.230, -97.730

Tornado, Travis

When: March 30, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Rating: F0
Path length: 10.4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.180, -97.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop

When: March 30, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Bastrop County
Coordinates: 30.120, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Gillespie

When: March 30, 4:45 AM CST
Where: Gillespie County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 30.350, -98.800

Tornado, Washington

When: March 30, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6.6 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.320, -96.600

Hail, Blanco

When: March 30, 5:26 AM CST
Where: Blanco County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.370, -98.400

Hail, Uvalde

When: March 30, 5:55 AM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.220, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When: March 30, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Milam County
Coordinates: 30.850, -96.970

Hail, Shelby

When: March 30, 11:05 AM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.780, -94.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When: March 30, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Walker County
Coordinates: 30.730, -95.400

Tornado, Polk

When: March 30, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Rating: F2
Path length: 22.1 mi
Path width: 1,300 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.820, -95.130

Hail, Polk

When: March 30, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.820, -95.130

Tornado, Polk

When: March 30, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Rating: F2
Path length: 26.7 mi
Path width: 1,300 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.820, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, San Augustine

When: March 30, 1:40 PM CST
Where: San Augustine County
Coordinates: 31.300, -94.270

Tornado, Angelina

When: March 30, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Angelina County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 31.080, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: March 30, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Coordinates: 31.500, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Sabine

When: March 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Sabine County
Coordinates: 31.330, -93.850

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.
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: 10132152, 10132153, 10132154, 10132155, 10132156, 10132157, 10132158, 10132159, 10132160, 10132161, 10132162, 10132163, 10132164, 10132165, 10132166, 10132167, 10132168, 10132169, 10132170, 10132171, 10132172, 10132173, 10132174, 10132175, 10132176, 10132177, 10132178.