Texas, 1981Damaging Winds in Texas, April 3, 1981
April 3, 1981 · NWS MT · 12 events in 10 counties and zones
12 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
- None recorded
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Parker
- When
- April 3, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -97.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg
- When
- April 3, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -94.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- April 3, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -97.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- April 3, 5:54 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -97.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin
- When
- April 3, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -96.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- April 3, 6:28 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 82 kt (94 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -96.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- April 3, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- April 3, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -96.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- April 3, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -95.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet
- When
- April 3, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Burnet County
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -98.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Gillespie
- When
- April 3, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Gillespie County
- Coordinates
- 30.320, -98.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Blanco
- When
- April 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Blanco County
- Coordinates
- 30.270, -98.380
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 198132 injured · $25 million · F4 · 19 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 3, 1981$250,000 · F2 · 30 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 3, 1981$253,000 · F2 · 15 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 3, 1981$1.0 million · F1 · 39 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 3, 1981$250,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, April 3, 1981$25,000 · F1 · 11 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 3, 1981$25,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 3, 19811.75 in hail · 35 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 3, 19812.5 in hail · 5 events
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: 10131110, 10131111, 10131112, 10131113, 10131114, 10131115, 10131116, 10131117, 10131118, 10131119, 10131120, 10131121.