Texas, 1957

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 17, 1957

May 17, 1957 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 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
6

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, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Reeves

When
May 17, 1:19 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
31.000, -103.800

Tornado, Crosby

When
May 17, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Crosby County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
33.500, -101.230

Hail, Donley

When
May 17, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Donley County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.880, -100.900

Hail, Archer

When
May 17, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Archer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -98.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Young

When
May 17, 9:03 PM CST
Where
Young County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.080, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Jack

When
May 17, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Jack County
Measured
75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates
33.200, -98.180

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.

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: 10118929, 10118930, 10118931, 10119784, 10119785, 10119786.