Texas, 1962

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 1, 1962

June 1, 1962 · 19 events in 12 counties and zones

9 tornado, 6 hail, 4 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
2
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

9 tornado, 6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lavaca

When
June 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Lavaca County
Coordinates
29.480, -96.900

Tornado, Bee

When
June 1, 5:50 AM CST
Where
Bee County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
28.400, -97.730

Tornado, Bee

When
June 1, 5:50 AM CST
Where
Bee County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
28.400, -97.730

Tornado, Jim Wells

When
June 1, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Jim Wells County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
27.650, -98.080

Tornado, Jim Wells

When
June 1, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Jim Wells County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
27.650, -98.080

Tornado, Jim Wells

When
June 1, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Jim Wells County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
27.650, -98.080

Tornado, Milam

When
June 1, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Milam County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
30.650, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Bee

When
June 1, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Bee County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
28.380, -97.680

Tornado, Galveston

When
June 1, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Galveston County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
29.370, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When
June 1, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Nueces County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
27.780, -97.500

Tornado, Willacy

When
June 1, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Willacy County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
26.470, -97.780

Hail, Taylor

When
June 1, 1:39 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -99.780

Hail, Taylor

When
June 1, 2:37 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -99.780

Hail, Taylor

When
June 1, 2:42 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -99.680

Tornado, Callahan

When
June 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
32.330, -99.370

Hail, Taylor

When
June 1, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -99.680

Hail, Wichita

When
June 1, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
June 1, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
32.780, -97.400

Hail, Burnet

When
June 1, 8:19 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.780, -98.180

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10120103, 10120104, 10120105, 10120106, 10120107, 10120108, 10120109, 10120110, 10120111, 10120112, 10120113, 10120114, 10120115, 10120116, 10120117, 10120118, 10120119, 10120120, 10120121.