Texas, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 4, 1965

June 4, 1965 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
1
Injuries
1
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

Tornado, Briscoe

When
June 4, 2:42 PM CST
Where
Briscoe County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.470, -101.430

Hail, Collingsworth

When
June 4, 5:27 PM CST
Where
Collingsworth County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
34.780, -100.280

Tornado, Fisher

When
June 4, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.700, -100.630

Tornado, Wheeler

When
June 4, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Wheeler County
Rating
F3
Path length
6.8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.320, -100.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
June 4, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
34.000, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When
June 4, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Coordinates
32.380, -100.900

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Wheeler1965-06-04Direct

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.
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

More

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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: 10135680, 10135681, 10135682, 10135683, 10135684, 10135685.