Texas, 1976

Hail in Texas, May 6, 1976

May 6, 1976 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 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

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cooke

When
May 6, 1:40 AM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.630, -97.150

Hail, Tarrant

When
May 6, 2:15 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -97.150

Hail, Dallas

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -96.650

Hail, Williamson

When
May 6, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Williamson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.680, -97.680

Hail, Blanco

When
May 6, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Blanco County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -98.400

Hail, Kendall

When
May 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Kendall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.970, -98.920

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10130646, 10130647, 10130648, 10130649, 10130650, 10130651.