Texas, 1959

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 10, 1959

May 10, 1959 · 19 events in 13 counties and zones

13 tornado, 6 hail, 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
7
Property damage
$363,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

13 tornado, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bexar

When
May 10, 2:08 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.280, -98.580

Tornado, Taylor

When
May 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Rating
F1
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.450, -99.700

Tornado, Taylor

When
May 10, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Rating
F1
Path length
4.7 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.350, -99.650

Hail, Bexar

When
May 10, 3:19 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
29.380, -98.580

Tornado, Travis

When
May 10, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Rating
F3
Path length
11 mi
Path width
667 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
30.280, -97.720

Tornado, Young

When
May 10, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Young County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.020, -98.670

Tornado, Bexar

When
May 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
29.270, -98.330

Tornado, McMullen

When
May 10, 4:30 PM CST
Where
McMullen County
Rating
F2
Path length
13.8 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.480, -98.430

Tornado, Callahan

When
May 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
67 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.380, -99.130

Tornado, Burleson

When
May 10, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Burleson County
Path length
22.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.470, -96.870

Tornado, Live Oak

When
May 10, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Live Oak County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.9 mi
Path width
250 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.100, -98.100

Tornado, Live Oak

When
May 10, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Live Oak County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
167 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.120, -98.120

Tornado, Live Oak

When
May 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Live Oak County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
28.120, -98.270

Tornado, Robertson

When
May 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Robertson County
Rating
F3
Path length
15.8 mi
Path width
333 yd
Injuries
7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.770, -96.600

Tornado, Navarro

When
May 10, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Navarro County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
32.070, -96.470

Hail, Jim Wells

When
May 10, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Jim Wells County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
28.000, -98.080

Hail, Nueces

When
May 10, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Nueces County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
27.700, -97.900

Hail, Jim Wells

When
May 10, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Jim Wells County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
27.700, -98.080

Hail, Williamson

When
May 10, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Williamson County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
30.580, -97.580

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.

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: 10118775, 10118776, 10118777, 10118778, 10118779, 10118780, 10118781, 10118782, 10118783, 10118784, 10118785, 10118786, 10119643, 10119644, 10119645, 10119646, 10119647, 10119648, 10119649.