Texas, 1985Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 12, 1985
April 12, 1985 · 9 events in 7 counties and zones
5 hail, 3 tornado, 1 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
- 9
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 hail, 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Cochran
- When
- April 12, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cochran County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -102.830
Tornado, Cochran
- When
- April 12, 3:48 PM CST
- Where
- Cochran County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -102.850
Tornado, Hockley
- When
- April 12, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -102.170
Hail, Terry
- When
- April 12, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Terry County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -102.300
Hail, Hockley
- When
- April 12, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -102.380
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 12, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- April 12, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -100.280
Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- April 12, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -100.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock
- When
- April 12, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -101.820
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 12, 19851.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 12, 19852 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Minnesota, April 12, 19851.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Wisconsin, April 12, 19851.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Iowa, April 12, 19851 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: 10143903, 10143904, 10143905, 10143906, 10143907, 10143908, 10143909, 10143910, 10143911.