Texas, 1960

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 4, 1960

May 4, 1960 · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

8 tornado, 4 hail, 2 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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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
12
Property damage
$285,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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 tornado, 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Haskell

When
May 4, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -99.900

Tornado, Motley

When
May 4, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Motley County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
7 yd
Coordinates
34.020, -100.970

Tornado, Erath

When
May 4, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.080, -98.400

Hail, Erath

When
May 4, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -98.280

Tornado, Erath

When
May 4, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.050, -98.380

Hail, Wichita

When
May 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -98.500

Tornado, Palo Pinto

When
May 4, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.920, -98.070

Tornado, Tarrant

When
May 4, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Rating
F3
Path length
7.4 mi
Path width
500 yd
Injuries
12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.800, -97.430

Hail, Denton

When
May 4, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
May 4, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Coordinates
33.200, -97.280

Tornado, Parker

When
May 4, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.880, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
May 4, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
100 kt (115 mph)
Coordinates
32.780, -97.400

Tornado, Denton

When
May 4, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
67 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.000, -97.100

Tornado, Hopkins

When
May 4, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.120, -95.600

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.

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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: 10122193, 10118859, 10118860, 10118861, 10118862, 10118863, 10118864, 10118865, 10118866, 10118867, 10118868, 10118869, 10118870, 10118871.