Texas, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 11, 1965

February 11, 1965 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

4 tornado, 1 hail, 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
1
Property damage
$775,000
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

4 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fayette

When
February 11, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Fayette County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.980, -96.680

Tornado, Nacogdoches

When
February 11, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Nacogdoches County
Rating
F3
Path length
42.7 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.620, -94.680

Tornado, Cherokee

When
February 11, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.500, -95.050

Tornado, Nacogdoches

When
February 11, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Nacogdoches County
Rating
F2
Path length
31.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.830, -94.530

Tornado, Panola

When
February 11, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Panola County
Rating
F2
Path length
27.8 mi
Path width
117 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.070, -94.430

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.

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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: 10121685, 10121686, 10121687, 10121688, 10121689.