Texas, 1959

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1959

May 25, 1959 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 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
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

6 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dallam

When
May 25, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Dallam County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.080, -102.580

Tornado, Webb

When
May 25, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Webb County
Rating
F3
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
35.320, -100.680

Hail, Armstrong

When
May 25, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Armstrong County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -101.280

Hail, Martin

When
May 25, 6:41 PM CST
Where
Martin County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -101.780

Hail, Glasscock

When
May 25, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Glasscock County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -101.680

Hail, Howard

When
May 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -101.580

Hail, Howard

When
May 25, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -101.500

Tornado, Armstrong

When
May 25, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Armstrong County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.4 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
34.850, -101.430

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: 10119881, 10119882, 10119883, 10119884, 10119885, 10119886, 10119887, 10119888.