Hail, Crane
- When
- March 20, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Crane County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -102.280
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 20, 1957
10 hail, 5 tornado, 3 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- $328,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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
10 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Coke
- When
- March 20, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -100.280
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- March 20, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.380, -100.900
Hail, Kerr
- When
- March 20, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kerr County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.980, -99.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- March 20, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -98.400
Hail, Gillespie
- When
- March 20, 5:33 PM CST
- Where
- Gillespie County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -98.900
Hail, Travis
- When
- March 20, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -97.680
Hail, Travis
- When
- March 20, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -97.680
Tornado, Lee
- When
- March 20, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 7.2 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.270, -96.830
Tornado, Lee
- When
- March 20, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 9.3 mi
- Path width
- 1,760 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.320, -96.920
Tornado, Kendall
- When
- March 20, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kendall County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 29.970, -98.720
Tornado, Burleson
- When
- March 20, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Burleson County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 7.6 mi
- Path width
- 880 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -96.780
Tornado, Ellis
- When
- March 20, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.180, -96.930
Hail, Travis
- When
- March 20, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -97.680
Hail, Washington
- When
- March 20, 8:12 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -96.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Grimes
- When
- March 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Grimes County
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -96.080
Hail, Brazos
- When
- March 20, 9:34 PM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -96.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos
- When
- March 20, 9:34 PM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -96.280
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.
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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: 10121992, 10121993, 10121994, 10121995, 10121996, 10121997, 10121998, 10121999, 10122213, 10122214, 10122215, 10122216, 10122217, 10122218, 10122219, 10122220, 10122221, 10122222.