Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 3, 1964

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 3, 1964
Start: 1964-04-03T14:25
End: 1964-04-03T20:45
Location: Texas

April 3, 1964 · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 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: 7
Injuries: 111
Property damage: $25 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wichita

When: April 3, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.000, -98.680

Tornado, Wichita

When: April 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Rating: F5
Path length: 4.7 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Deaths: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 111 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 33.900, -98.500

Hail, Wichita

When: April 3, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.880, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When: April 3, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Wichita County
Coordinates: 33.880, -98.500

Hail, Clay

When: April 3, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 34.080, -98.180

Tornado, Clay

When: April 3, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.070, -98.200

Hail, Hartley

When: April 3, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Hartley County
Measured: 1.13 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -102.400

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

Every storm in Texas in 1964 Every state in 1964 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1964

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: 10122435, 10122436, 10122437, 10122438, 10122439, 10122440, 10122441.