Texas, 1960Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 31, 1960
May 31, 1960 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
3 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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
3 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Andrews
- When
- May 31, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -102.770
Hail, Winkler
- When
- May 31, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Winkler County
- Measured
- 5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -103.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Ward
- When
- May 31, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ward County
- Measured
- 82 kt (94 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -102.900
Tornado, Ward
- When
- May 31, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ward County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 31.580, -102.920
Tornado, Knox
- When
- May 31, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 17 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -99.520
- 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.
- 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.
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: 10119137, 10119138, 10119139, 10119140, 10119141.