Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1957

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1957
Start: 1957-04-24T04:00
End: 1957-04-24T19:22
Location: Texas

April 24, 1957 · 20 events in 14 counties and zones

11 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $760,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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

11 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Real

When: April 24, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Real County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.680, -99.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: April 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Coordinates: 31.600, -94.780

Tornado, Milam

When: April 24, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Milam County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.620, -97.000

Tornado, Williamson

When: April 24, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Williamson County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.670, -97.930

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: April 24, 2:05 PM CST
Where: McLennan County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 31.600, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: April 24, 2:13 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 30.900, -97.400

Tornado, Travis

When: April 24, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 30.330, -97.580

Tornado, Bastrop

When: April 24, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Bastrop County
Rating: F3
Path length: 9.6 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.270, -97.370

Tornado, Williamson

When: April 24, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Williamson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 5.1 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.380, -97.280

Tornado, Navarro

When: April 24, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 31.950, -96.680

Tornado, Grayson

When: April 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 33.730, -96.670

Tornado, Bell

When: April 24, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.900, -97.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: April 24, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Limestone County
Coordinates: 31.700, -96.500

Tornado, Freestone

When: April 24, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Freestone County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 31.630, -96.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When: April 24, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Milam County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 30.700, -97.180

Tornado, Freestone

When: April 24, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Freestone County
Rating: F0
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 31.720, -96.030

Tornado, Freestone

When: April 24, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Freestone County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 31.670, -96.280

Hail, Robertson

When: April 24, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Robertson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.780, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When: April 24, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Robertson County
Measured: 85 kt (98 mph)
Coordinates: 30.780, -96.500

Hail, Bexar

When: April 24, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.480, -98.500

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1957 Every state in 1957 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1957

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: 10122322, 10122323, 10122324, 10122325, 10122326, 10122327, 10122328, 10122329, 10122330, 10122331, 10122332, 10122333, 10122334, 10122335, 10122336, 10118717, 10118718, 10118719, 10118720, 10118721.