Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 12, 1986

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 12, 1986
Start: 1986-04-12T00:02
End: 1986-04-12T18:30
Location: Texas

April 12, 1986 · NWS FTW · 30 events in 19 counties and zones

17 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

17 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wise

When: April 12, 12:02 AM CST
Where: Wise County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.250, -97.600

Hail, Denton

When: April 12, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.070, -97.000

Hail, Denton

When: April 12, 12:12 AM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.220, -97.150

Hail, Collin

When: April 12, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Collin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.230, -96.820

Hail, Collin

When: April 12, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Collin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.020, -96.720

Hail, Dallas

When: April 12, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.970, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: April 12, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Hunt County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 33.130, -96.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockwall

When: April 12, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Rockwall County
Coordinates: 32.930, -96.450

Hail, Dallas

When: April 12, 1:11 AM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.720, -96.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: April 12, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Hunt County
Coordinates: 32.900, -96.130

Hail, Dallas

When: April 12, 1:18 AM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.730, -96.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: April 12, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Coordinates: 32.720, -96.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockwall

When: April 12, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Rockwall County
Coordinates: 32.930, -96.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: April 12, 1:55 AM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Coordinates: 32.700, -96.000

Hail, Wood

When: April 12, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Wood County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.800, -95.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: April 12, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Upshur County
Coordinates: 32.580, -95.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: April 12, 2:50 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.420, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: April 12, 2:50 AM CST
Where: Rusk County
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.220, -94.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: April 12, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.330, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: April 12, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Gregg County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 32.380, -94.880

Hail, Harrison

When: April 12, 3:05 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -94.570

Hail, Harrison

When: April 12, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: April 12, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Gregg County
Coordinates: 32.480, -94.730

Hail, Henderson

When: April 12, 3:25 AM CST
Where: Henderson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.300, -95.980

Hail, Guadalupe

When: April 12, 4:26 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.480, -98.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe

When: April 12, 4:34 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County
Coordinates: 29.530, -97.900

Hail, Karnes

When: April 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Karnes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.880, -97.700

Hail, Polk

When: April 12, 6:08 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.700, -94.930

Hail, Bee

When: April 12, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Bee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.400, -97.420

Hail, Karnes

When: April 12, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Karnes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.950, -97.820

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk	1986-04-12				Direct
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk	1986-04-12				Direct

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 1986

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: 10144192, 10144193, 10144194, 10144195, 10144196, 10144197, 10144198, 10144199, 10144200, 10144201, 10144202, 10144203, 10144204, 10144205, 10144206, 10144207, 10144208, 10144209, 10144210, 10144211, 10144212, 10144213, 10145066, 10145067, 10145068, 10145069, 10145070, 10145071, 10145072, 10145073.