Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 20, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 20, 1982
Start: 1982-04-20T07:50
End: 1982-04-20T16:40
Location: Texas

April 20, 1982 · NWS ATA · 37 events in 17 counties and zones

30 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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
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Floods
Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 37

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

30 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kerr

When: April 20, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Kerr County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.170, -99.370

Hail, Gillespie

When: April 20, 7:55 AM CST
Where: Gillespie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.300, -99.250

Hail, Gillespie

When: April 20, 7:55 AM CST
Where: Gillespie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.250, -98.670

Hail, Kerr

When: April 20, 7:55 AM CST
Where: Kerr County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.930, -99.030

Hail, Gillespie

When: April 20, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Gillespie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.380, -98.870

Hail, Burnet

When: April 20, 8:05 AM CST
Where: Burnet County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.480, -98.170

Hail, Travis

When: April 20, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.300, -97.700

Hail, Blanco

When: April 20, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Blanco County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.280, -98.400

Hail, Kendall

When: April 20, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.970, -98.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: April 20, 8:25 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 30.430, -97.870

Hail, Gillespie

When: April 20, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Gillespie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.300, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall

When: April 20, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Coordinates: 29.970, -98.920

Hail, Comal

When: April 20, 8:40 AM CST
Where: Comal County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.870, -98.400

Hail, Kendall

When: April 20, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 29.950, -98.530

Hail, Williamson

When: April 20, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.570, -97.420

Hail, Hays

When: April 20, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Hays County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.000, -98.050

Hail, Travis

When: April 20, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.430, -98.030

Hail, Comal

When: April 20, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Comal County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.970, -98.270

Hail, Milam

When: April 20, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Milam County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.650, -97.000

Hail, Blanco

When: April 20, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Blanco County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.270, -98.380

Hail, Milam

When: April 20, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Milam County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.620, -97.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: April 20, 9:12 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 30.430, -98.030

Hail, Robertson

When: April 20, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Robertson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.980, -96.650

Hail, Williamson

When: April 20, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.500, -97.820

Hail, Angelina

When: April 20, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Angelina County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.170, -94.430

Hail, Real

When: April 20, 10:35 AM CST
Where: Real County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.630, -99.730

Hail, Bandera

When: April 20, 10:55 AM CST
Where: Bandera County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.750, -99.380

Hail, Gillespie

When: April 20, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Gillespie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.380, -98.870

Hail, Gillespie

When: April 20, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Gillespie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.300, -99.220

Hail, Bandera

When: April 20, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Bandera County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.800, -99.250

Hail, Blanco

When: April 20, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Blanco County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.270, -98.380

Tornado, Blanco

When: April 20, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Blanco County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 30.320, -98.530

Tornado, Williamson

When: April 20, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Williamson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 30.520, -97.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: April 20, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Harris County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.800, -95.800

Thunderstorm Wind, San Jacinto

When: April 20, 3:55 PM CST
Where: San Jacinto County
Coordinates: 30.630, -95.120

Hail, Hidalgo

When: April 20, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 26.270, -98.550

Hail, Hidalgo

When: April 20, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 26.200, -98.230

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1982

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: 10134526, 10134527, 10134528, 10134529, 10134530, 10134531, 10134532, 10134533, 10134534, 10134535, 10134536, 10134537, 10134538, 10134539, 10134540, 10134541, 10134542, 10134543, 10134544, 10134545, 10134546, 10134547, 10134548, 10134549, 10134550, 10134551, 10134552, 10134553, 10134554, 10131061, 10131062, 10131063, 10131064, 10131065, 10131066, 10131067, 10131280.