Texas, 1980Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 11, 1980
April 11, 1980 · NWS RY · 25 events in 17 counties and zones
17 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $53,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 25
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
17 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, McCulloch
- When
- April 11, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- McCulloch County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -99.330
Hail, Anderson
- When
- April 11, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.620, -95.580
Tornado, Cass
- When
- April 11, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -94.270
Hail, Smith
- When
- April 11, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -95.300
Hail, Medina
- When
- April 11, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Medina County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -95.420
Tornado, Rusk
- When
- April 11, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -94.580
Hail, Hopkins
- When
- April 11, 5:53 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -95.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- April 11, 6:03 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -94.320
Hail, Hill
- When
- April 11, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Hill County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -96.800
Hail, Nacogdoches
- When
- April 11, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Nacogdoches County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.820, -94.500
Tornado, Shelby
- When
- April 11, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -94.430
Hail, Gillespie
- When
- April 11, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gillespie County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -98.870
Tornado, Shelby
- When
- April 11, 7:12 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -94.330
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- April 11, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -95.270
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- April 11, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -95.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- April 11, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -95.270
Tornado, Shelby
- When
- April 11, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -94.100
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- April 11, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -95.150
Hail, Blanco
- When
- April 11, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Blanco County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.170, -98.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- April 11, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -95.150
Hail, Freestone
- When
- April 11, 7:31 PM CST
- Where
- Freestone County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.620, -96.280
Hail, Gillespie
- When
- April 11, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Gillespie County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.250, -98.670
Hail, Brazos
- When
- April 11, 7:43 PM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -96.530
Hail, Hays
- When
- April 11, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hays County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -98.080
Hail, Travis
- When
- April 11, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -97.830
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 11, 1980$25,000 · F2 · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 11, 1980F0 · 9 events
- Hail in Alabama, April 11, 19801.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Missouri, April 11, 19800.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Illinois, April 11, 19801 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 11, 19802.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10127671, 10127672, 10127673, 10127674, 10127675, 10127676, 10127677, 10127818, 10127819, 10127820, 10127821, 10127822, 10127823, 10127824, 10127825, 10127826, 10127827, 10127828, 10127829, 10127830, 10127831, 10127832, 10127833, 10127834, 10127835.