Texas, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 25, 1980

April 25, 1980 · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

5 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall

When
April 25, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Kendall County
Coordinates
29.920, -98.520

Hail, Bexar

When
April 25, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
29.420, -98.500

Hail, Bexar

When
April 25, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.320, -98.380

Hail, Polk

When
April 25, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
30.820, -95.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
April 25, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
30.820, -95.130

Tornado, Polk

When
April 25, 6:45 AM CST
Where
Polk County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.750, -95.050

Tornado, Foard

When
April 25, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Foard County
Rating
F1
Path length
11.5 mi
Path width
77 yd
Coordinates
34.070, -99.680

Hail, Hall

When
April 25, 11:48 AM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.400, -100.800

Tornado, Floyd

When
April 25, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
33.900, -101.330

Tornado, Wilbarger

When
April 25, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Wilbarger County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.120, -99.320

Tornado, Wilbarger

When
April 25, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Wilbarger County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.130, -99.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 25, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
30.080, -94.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
April 25, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
30.120, -94.020

What these are

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Texas in 1980Every state in 1980This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1980

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: 10127879, 10127880, 10127881, 10128729, 10128730, 10128731, 10128732, 10128733, 10128734, 10128735, 10128946, 10128947, 10128948.