Texas, 1961Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 8, 1961
May 8, 1961 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Hail, Carson
- When
- May 8, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carson County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -101.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- May 8, 3:27 AM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Coordinates
- 33.000, -96.680
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 8, 1961$250,000 · F2 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 1961$53,000 · F2 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 8, 1961$50,000 · F2 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 8, 1961$28,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 8, 19610.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 8, 196161 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 8, 196166 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 8, 19612 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 8, 19611 event
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: 10122339, 10122340.