Texas, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1964

April 24, 1964 · 20 events in 15 counties and zones

10 hail, 5 tornado, 5 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
4
Property damage
$33,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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

10 hail, 5 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gillespie

When
April 24, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Gillespie County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -98.780

Tornado, Harrison

When
April 24, 4:36 AM CST
Where
Harrison County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.820, -94.350

Hail, Kimble

When
April 24, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Kimble County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -99.280

Tornado, Brown

When
April 24, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.700, -99.000

Tornado, Hamilton

When
April 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
67 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.700, -98.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilbarger

When
April 24, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Wilbarger County
Coordinates
34.200, -99.280

Hail, Coleman

When
April 24, 3:24 PM CST
Where
Coleman County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -99.400

Tornado, Wilbarger

When
April 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Wilbarger County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.870, -99.270

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
April 24, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -98.080

Hail, Wichita

When
April 24, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -98.500

Tornado, Comanche

When
April 24, 4:43 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.000, -98.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Young

When
April 24, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Young County
Coordinates
33.380, -98.780

Hail, Wichita

When
April 24, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
April 24, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
34.000, -98.500

Hail, Dallas

When
April 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -97.000

Hail, Wise

When
April 24, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When
April 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Coordinates
31.600, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
April 24, 9:23 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
34.000, -98.500

Hail, Wise

When
April 24, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -97.780

Hail, Baylor

When
April 24, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Baylor County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.780, -99.000

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.

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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: 10122475, 10122476, 10122477, 10121416, 10120285, 10120286, 10120287, 10120288, 10120289, 10120290, 10120291, 10120292, 10120293, 10120294, 10120295, 10120296, 10120297, 10120298, 10120299, 10120300.