Texas, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 19, 1986

April 19, 1986 · NWS FTW · 83 events in 52 counties and zones

41 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 12 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
  • 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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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
104
Property damage
$26 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
83

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

41 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Terry

When
April 19, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Terry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.170, -102.320

Hail, Fisher

When
April 19, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.850, -100.470

Hail, Haskell

When
April 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.150, -99.730

Tornado, Nolan

When
April 19, 6:55 AM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
250 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.330, -100.650

Hail, Archer

When
April 19, 7:10 AM CST
Where
Archer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -98.700

Tornado, Nolan

When
April 19, 7:15 AM CST
Where
Nolan County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.5 mi
Path width
600 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
100 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
32.450, -100.430

Hail, Archer

When
April 19, 7:20 AM CST
Where
Archer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -98.920

Tornado, Jones

When
April 19, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.670, -99.880

Hail, Throckmorton

When
April 19, 9:55 AM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -99.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Young

When
April 19, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Young County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
33.000, -98.670

Hail, Stephens

When
April 19, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -98.900

Hail, Jack

When
April 19, 11:11 AM CST
Where
Jack County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.220, -98.170

Tornado, Palo Pinto

When
April 19, 11:38 AM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.750, -98.570

Hail, Wise

When
April 19, 12:01 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.280, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
April 19, 12:26 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates
33.270, -97.250

Hail, Denton

When
April 19, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.220, -97.150

Tornado, Coleman

When
April 19, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
31.950, -99.300

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 19, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -97.350

Hail, Brown

When
April 19, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -99.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
April 19, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.350, -96.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When
April 19, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Coordinates
32.350, -95.300

Hail, Denton

When
April 19, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
33.120, -97.030

Hail, Denton

When
April 19, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.400, -96.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
April 19, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Coordinates
31.870, -99.170

Hail, Eastland

When
April 19, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -98.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When
April 19, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Coordinates
33.420, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
April 19, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.400, -96.580

Tornado, Comanche

When
April 19, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.120, -98.620

Hail, Brown

When
April 19, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -99.020

Hail, Eastland

When
April 19, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -98.970

Hail, Wood

When
April 19, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -95.480

Hail, Comanche

When
April 19, 1:47 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.930, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
April 19, 1:49 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.180, -96.620

Hail, Hopkins

When
April 19, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -95.730

Hail, Harrison

When
April 19, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -94.570

Hail, Hopkins

When
April 19, 2:03 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.070, -95.680

Hail, Fannin

When
April 19, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.570, -96.180

Hail, Erath

When
April 19, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -98.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When
April 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Fannin County
Coordinates
33.420, -95.970

Tornado, Harrison

When
April 19, 2:28 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.650, -94.200

Hail, Upshur

When
April 19, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Upshur County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.900, -95.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 19, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.950, -96.900

Tornado, Ellis

When
April 19, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.300, -97.050

Hail, Camp

When
April 19, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Camp County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When
April 19, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Delta County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.370, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When
April 19, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Coordinates
33.170, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When
April 19, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Coordinates
33.630, -95.530

Hail, Ellis

When
April 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When
April 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Upshur County
Coordinates
32.730, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
April 19, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
32.830, -94.500

Tornado, Cass

When
April 19, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.900, -94.620

Hail, Hamilton

When
April 19, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -98.120

Hail, Mason

When
April 19, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Mason County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.730, -99.220

Hail, Menard

When
April 19, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Menard County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.920, -99.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
April 19, 3:18 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
32.780, -95.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Rains

When
April 19, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Rains County
Coordinates
32.870, -95.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
April 19, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Coordinates
33.270, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
April 19, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
33.330, -94.350

Tornado, McLennan

When
April 19, 3:30 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.770, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
April 19, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Coordinates
33.700, -95.050

Tornado, Hill

When
April 19, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.770, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
April 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Coordinates
32.730, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
April 19, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
32.950, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
April 19, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Bowie County
Coordinates
33.500, -94.620

Hail, Llano

When
April 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Llano County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.750, -98.870

Hail, Cass

When
April 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.020, -94.600

Hail, Burnet

When
April 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.750, -98.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When
April 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Upshur County
Coordinates
32.730, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
33.180, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When
April 19, 4:04 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Coordinates
33.130, -94.980

Tornado, Limestone

When
April 19, 4:17 PM CST
Where
Limestone County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.680, -96.570

Hail, Llano

When
April 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Llano County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
30.750, -98.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell

When
April 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Coryell County
Coordinates
31.130, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
April 19, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Coordinates
32.480, -94.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When
April 19, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Limestone County
Coordinates
31.530, -96.450

Hail, Harrison

When
April 19, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -94.170

Hail, Burnet

When
April 19, 5:01 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
30.750, -98.220

Hail, Llano

When
April 19, 5:01 PM CST
Where
Llano County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
30.700, -98.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
April 19, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Coordinates
32.770, -94.330

Hail, Leon

When
April 19, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Leon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.370, -96.150

Hail, Shelby

When
April 19, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -94.180

Hail, Shelby

When
April 19, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -94.180

Hail, Travis

When
April 19, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.120, -97.720

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Nolan1986-04-19Direct

What these are

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

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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: 10145300, 10145301, 10145302, 10145303, 10145304, 10145305, 10145306, 10145307, 10145308, 10145309, 10145310, 10145311, 10145312, 10145313, 10145314, 10145315, 10145316, 10145317, 10145318, 10145319, 10145320, 10145321, 10145322, 10145323, 10145324, 10145325, 10145326, 10145327, 10145328, 10145329, 10145330, 10145331, 10145332, 10145333, 10145334, 10145335, 10145336, 10145337, 10145338, 10145339, and more.