Texas, 1958Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 3, 1958
May 3, 1958 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones
6 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $350,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos
- When
- May 3, 1:19 AM CST
- Where
- Brazos County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -96.280
Tornado, Gregg
- When
- May 3, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gregg County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 59.2 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -95.220
Tornado, Cass
- When
- May 3, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 29 mi
- Path width
- 133 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.000, -94.650
Tornado, Bexar
- When
- May 3, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Bexar County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 21 mi
- Path width
- 67 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 29.720, -98.680
Tornado, Angelina
- When
- May 3, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Angelina County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 21.3 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.350, -94.920
Tornado, Harrison
- When
- May 3, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.4 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -94.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Titus
- When
- May 3, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Titus County
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -95.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Angelina
- When
- May 3, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Angelina County
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.280, -94.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar
- When
- May 3, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Bexar County
- Coordinates
- 29.200, -98.500
Tornado, Karnes
- When
- May 3, 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- Karnes County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Coordinates
- 28.680, -97.850
- 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.
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 3, 19582 injured · $78,000 · F2 · 5 events
- Tornado in Indiana, May 3, 1958$25,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 3, 1958$500 · F1 · 3 events
- Hail in Kansas, May 3, 19581.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 19581.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10120714, 10120715, 10120716, 10120717, 10120718, 10120719, 10120720, 10120721, 10120722, 10120723.