Texas, 1960

Tornado and Hail in Texas, August 20, 1960

August 20, 1960 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
4

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

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

Hail, Roberts

When
August 20, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Roberts County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.000, -100.680

Tornado, Guadalupe

When
August 20, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Guadalupe County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
29.630, -97.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Roberts

When
August 20, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Roberts County
Coordinates
35.700, -100.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Childress

When
August 20, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Childress County
Measured
82 kt (94 mph)
Coordinates
34.380, -100.280

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.
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: 10120259, 10120260, 10120261, 10120262.