Texas, 1962

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 12, 1962

June 12, 1962 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 hail, 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Falls

When
June 12, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Falls County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
31.120, -97.070

Hail, Presidio

When
June 12, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Presidio County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -104.000

Tornado, Harris

When
June 12, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
29.570, -95.070

What these are

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: 10119831, 10119832, 10119833.