Texas, 1976

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 30, 1976

May 30, 1976 · 31 events in 23 counties and zones

13 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 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
$253,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
31

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

13 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Throckmorton

When
May 30, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.120, -99.180

Hail, Shackelford

When
May 30, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Shackelford County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -99.300

Hail, Throckmorton

When
May 30, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -99.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Throckmorton

When
May 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Measured
87 kt (100 mph)
Coordinates
33.020, -99.180

Hail, McCulloch

When
May 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.320, -99.420

Hail, Hale

When
May 30, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Hale County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.170, -101.720

Hail, Cooke

When
May 30, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.650, -97.380

Hail, Stephens

When
May 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -98.900

Hail, Cooke

When
May 30, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.630, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When
May 30, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
33.630, -97.150

Tornado, McCulloch

When
May 30, 7:15 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County
Rating
F3
Path length
3.6 mi
Path width
500 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.230, -99.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto

When
May 30, 7:22 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.920, -98.500

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
May 30, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.930, -98.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When
May 30, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.300, -97.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Deaf Smith

When
May 30, 8:23 PM CST
Where
Deaf Smith County
Coordinates
34.820, -102.400

Tornado, Fannin

When
May 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.880, -96.330

Tornado, Rockwall

When
May 30, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Rockwall County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.020, -96.450

Tornado, Hardeman

When
May 30, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Hardeman County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.230, -99.680

Hail, Wilbarger

When
May 30, 9:18 PM CST
Where
Wilbarger County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.270, -99.420

Hail, Foard

When
May 30, 9:18 PM CST
Where
Foard County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -99.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
May 30, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.820, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When
May 30, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
35.220, -101.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
May 30, 9:54 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.950, -96.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When
May 30, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Van Zandt County
Coordinates
32.700, -96.000

Tornado, Hardeman

When
May 30, 10:17 PM CST
Where
Hardeman County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.170, -99.750

Tornado, Montague

When
May 30, 10:21 PM CST
Where
Montague County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.930, -97.720

Hail, Wichita

When
May 30, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.850, -98.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When
May 30, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Coordinates
32.300, -94.520

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 30, 11:04 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When
May 30, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Henderson County
Coordinates
32.200, -95.800

Hail, Archer

When
May 30, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Archer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.800, -98.700

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: 10129907, 10129908, 10129909, 10129910, 10129911, 10129912, 10129913, 10129914, 10129915, 10129916, 10129917, 10129918, 10129919, 10129920, 10129921, 10129922, 10129923, 10129924, 10129925, 10129926, 10129927, 10129928, 10129929, 10129930, 10134555, 10134556, 10134557, 10134558, 10134559, 10134560, 10134561.