Texas, 1957

Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 11, 1957

March 11, 1957 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Milam

When
March 11, 2:10 AM CST
Where
Milam County
Coordinates
30.700, -97.000

Hail, Bexar

When
March 11, 4:09 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
29.380, -98.580

Hail, Bexar

When
March 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
2.25 in hail
Coordinates
29.480, -98.500

Hail, Travis

When
March 11, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -97.680

Tornado, Karnes

When
March 11, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Karnes County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
28.700, -98.000

What these are

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.
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.

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

More

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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: 10121126, 10121127, 10121128, 10121129, 10121130.