Texas, 1960

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 13, 1960

October 13, 1960 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 tornado, 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.

  • 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
1
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

Hail, Nolan

When
October 13, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -100.580

Tornado, Hill

When
October 13, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Hill County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
31.880, -97.070

Hail, Navarro

When
October 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Navarro County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -96.580

Hail, Brown

When
October 13, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
5 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -99.000

Tornado, Brown

When
October 13, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
17 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
31.780, -98.950

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When
October 13, 8:23 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates
31.600, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Freestone

When
October 13, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Freestone County
Coordinates
31.700, -96.180

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: 10120280, 10120281, 10120282, 10120283, 10121131, 10121132, 10121133.