Texas, 1976

Tornado and Hail in Texas, September 27, 1976

September 27, 1976 · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cochran

When
September 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Cochran County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -102.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When
September 27, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Coordinates
32.250, -98.370

Hail, Hockley

When
September 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hockley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -102.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When
September 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Coordinates
32.220, -98.200

Hail, Lynn

When
September 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Lynn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -101.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Runnels

When
September 27, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Runnels County
Coordinates
31.650, -100.050

Hail, Terry

When
September 27, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Terry County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -102.280

Tornado, Runnels

When
September 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Runnels County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.720, -99.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman

When
September 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Coordinates
31.770, -99.720

Hail, Erath

When
September 27, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.230, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman

When
September 27, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Coordinates
31.830, -99.430

Hail, Hill

When
September 27, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.920, -97.370

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10131607, 10131608, 10131609, 10131610, 10131611, 10131612, 10131613, 10131614, 10131615, 10131616, 10131617, 10131618.