Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 19, 1979

Name: Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 19, 1979
Start: 1979-04-19T17:15
End: 1979-04-19T22:45
Location: Texas

April 19, 1979 · NWS NG · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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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Wind
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

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

Hail, Armstrong

When: April 19, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Armstrong County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.120, -101.370

Tornado, Harris

When: April 19, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.730, -95.370

Hail, Armstrong

When: April 19, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Armstrong County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -101.200

Hail, Victoria

When: April 19, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Victoria County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.800, -96.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When: April 19, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Coordinates: 34.670, -100.880

Hail, Hall

When: April 19, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.720, -100.530

Hail, Uvalde

When: April 19, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Uvalde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.220, -99.800

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1979 Every state in 1979 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1979

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: 10131870, 10131871, 10131872, 10131873, 10131874, 10131875, 10131876.