Texas, 1981Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 22, 1981
April 22, 1981 · NWS ATA · 13 events in 10 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 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
- $30
- 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
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos
- When
- April 22, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -102.870
Tornado, Crane
- When
- April 22, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Crane County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 31.230, -102.350
Hail, Upton
- When
- April 22, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Upton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -102.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Upton
- When
- April 22, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Upton County
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -102.100
Tornado, Haskell
- When
- April 22, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.000, -99.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto
- When
- April 22, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.930, -98.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Parker
- When
- April 22, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Coordinates
- 32.970, -97.930
Hail, Wise
- When
- April 22, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -97.870
Hail, Maverick
- When
- April 22, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Maverick County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.700, -100.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Maverick
- When
- April 22, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Maverick County
- Coordinates
- 28.700, -100.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Uvalde
- When
- April 22, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County
- Coordinates
- 29.220, -99.800
Hail, Uvalde
- When
- April 22, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.220, -99.800
Hail, Bandera
- When
- April 22, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bandera County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.720, -99.070
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 22, 19812 deaths · 32 injured · $53 million · F4 · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 22, 1981$3,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 22, 19811 event
- Tornado in Illinois, April 22, 1981$3,000 · F0 · 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: 10128044, 10128045, 10128046, 10128047, 10128048, 10128049, 10128050, 10128051, 10128052, 10128053, 10128054, 10128055, 10128056.