Texas, 1957

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 23, 1957

May 23, 1957 · 16 events in 8 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Coke

When
May 23, 8:58 AM CST
Where
Coke County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -100.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
May 23, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Coordinates
32.000, -99.180

Hail, Hunt

When
May 23, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Hunt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -96.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When
May 23, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Hunt County
Coordinates
32.880, -96.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When
May 23, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Coordinates
33.080, -95.580

Hail, Hunt

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hunt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -96.180

Hail, Hunt

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hunt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -96.080

Hail, Henderson

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Henderson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -96.180

Hail, Hopkins

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hunt County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.880, -96.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hunt County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
33.080, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
33.080, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Henderson County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.280, -96.180

Tornado, Titus

When
May 23, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Titus County
Rating
F0
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.170, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When
May 23, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Gregg County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
32.500, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
May 23, 3:59 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
32.500, -94.680

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: 10119791, 10119792, 10119793, 10119794, 10119795, 10119796, 10119797, 10119798, 10119799, 10119800, 10119801, 10120017, 10120018, 10120019, 10120020, 10120021.