Texas, 1963

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 28, 1963

April 28, 1963 · 16 events in 12 counties and zones

8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
3
Property damage
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

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

Hail, Midland

When
April 28, 3:15 AM CST
Where
Midland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -102.180

Hail, Taylor

When
April 28, 9:06 AM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 28, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
32.780, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
April 28, 11:11 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
85 kt (98 mph)
Coordinates
32.780, -97.280

Hail, Dallas

When
April 28, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 28, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
32.780, -96.780

Tornado, Collin

When
April 28, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.330, -96.530

Hail, Parker

When
April 28, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -97.780

Tornado, Camp

When
April 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Camp County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.980, -98.970

Tornado, Kendall

When
April 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Kendall County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
29.800, -98.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Nolan

When
April 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Nolan County
Coordinates
32.500, -100.500

Hail, Bandera

When
April 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Bandera County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.780, -99.280

Hail, Bexar

When
April 28, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.680, -98.680

Hail, Dallas

When
April 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -96.780

Tornado, Bell

When
April 28, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.120, -97.730

Hail, Bell

When
April 28, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -97.500

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.

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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: 10122399, 10122400, 10122401, 10122402, 10122403, 10122404, 10122405, 10122406, 10118787, 10122407, 10118788, 10118789, 10118790, 10118791, 10118792, 10118793.