Texas, 1959

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 18, 1959

April 18, 1959 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

8 hail, 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.

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  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Parker

When
April 18, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -97.580

Hail, Stonewall

When
April 18, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Stonewall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -100.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
April 18, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
32.380, -97.500

Hail, Brown

When
April 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -99.000

Hail, Johnson

When
April 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
April 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
31.700, -99.000

Hail, Schleicher

When
April 18, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Schleicher County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.900, -100.580

Hail, Frio

When
April 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Frio County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
28.780, -99.180

Hail, La Salle

When
April 18, 7:10 PM CST
Where
La Salle County
Measured
5 in hail
Coordinates
28.600, -99.180

Hail, Baylor

When
April 18, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Baylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -99.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
April 18, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Coordinates
32.580, -96.500

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.

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: 10118734, 10118735, 10118736, 10118737, 10118738, 10118739, 10118740, 10118741, 10118742, 10118743, 10118744.