Texas, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 23, 1964

April 23, 1964 · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 5 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
0
Property damage
$75,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

7 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lamar

When
April 23, 7:19 AM CST
Where
Lamar County
Rating
F2
Path length
6.6 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.650, -95.620

Tornado, Lamar

When
April 23, 7:19 AM CST
Where
Lamar County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.650, -95.620

Hail, Taylor

When
April 23, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -100.000

Hail, Taylor

When
April 23, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -99.680

Hail, Taylor

When
April 23, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -99.780

Tornado, Coleman

When
April 23, 3:46 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
31.780, -99.380

Hail, Wichita

When
April 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -98.580

Hail, Wichita

When
April 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -98.680

Tornado, Baylor

When
April 23, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Baylor County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
37 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
33.720, -99.020

Hail, Taylor

When
April 23, 6:33 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -99.680

Tornado, Coleman

When
April 23, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.750, -99.550

Hail, Collin

When
April 23, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
2.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -96.400

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.

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: 10122463, 10122464, 10122465, 10122466, 10122467, 10122468, 10122469, 10122470, 10122471, 10122472, 10122473, 10122474.