Texas, 1963

Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 3, 1963

June 3, 1963 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

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

Hail, Garza

When
June 3, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Garza County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -101.400

Tornado, Rusk

When
June 3, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.330, -94.980

Hail, Lubbock

When
June 3, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -101.780

Hail, Garza

When
June 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Garza County
Measured
5 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -101.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Garza

When
June 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Garza County
Coordinates
33.200, -101.400

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10120179, 10120180, 10120181, 10120182, 10120183.