Texas, 1962

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 31, 1962

May 31, 1962 · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

9 hail, 4 tornado, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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 hail, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Reagan

When
May 31, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Reagan County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -101.500

Hail, Dallas

When
May 31, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
May 31, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.780, -96.780

Tornado, Cottle

When
May 31, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.120, -100.200

Hail, Schleicher

When
May 31, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Schleicher County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
30.900, -100.580

Tornado, Reagan

When
May 31, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Reagan County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
31.180, -101.620

Hail, Reagan

When
May 31, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Reagan County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -101.580

Hail, Wichita

When
May 31, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -98.500

Tornado, Callahan

When
May 31, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Callahan County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.300, -99.550

Hail, Taylor

When
May 31, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -99.680

Hail, Taylor

When
May 31, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -99.680

Tornado, Fisher

When
May 31, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.670, -100.370

Hail, Fisher

When
May 31, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -100.400

Hail, Real

When
May 31, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Real County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
29.680, -99.780

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10120089, 10120090, 10120091, 10120092, 10120093, 10120094, 10120095, 10120096, 10120097, 10120098, 10120099, 10120100, 10120101, 10120102.