Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 16, 1965

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 16, 1965
Start: 1965-03-16T18:30
End: 1965-03-16T23:00
Location: Texas

March 16, 1965 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

2 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: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $50,000
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

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

Hail, Erath

When: March 16, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Erath County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 32.200, -98.180

Tornado, Hill

When: March 16, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.000, -96.900

Tornado, Navarro

When: March 16, 9:09 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8.4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.020, -96.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: March 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Coordinates: 32.080, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: March 16, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.280, -95.400

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 1965 Every state in 1965 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1965

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: 10121694, 10121695, 10121696, 10121697, 10121698.