Texas, 1962

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 3, 1962

June 3, 1962 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

4 hail, 3 tornado, 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
None recorded
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

4 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Goliad

When
June 3, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Goliad County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
28.700, -97.400

Hail, De Witt

When
June 3, 1:42 PM CST
Where
De Witt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
29.000, -97.180

Tornado, Gonzales

When
June 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Gonzales County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
27 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.520, -97.430

Tornado, Ochiltree

When
June 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.420, -100.820

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 3, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.080, -94.080

Hail, Travis

When
June 3, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -97.780

Tornado, Chambers

When
June 3, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Chambers County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
29.900, -94.370

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.

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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: 10120122, 10120123, 10120124, 10120125, 10120126, 10120127, 10120128.