Texas, 1966

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 17, 1966

June 17, 1966 · 23 events in 10 counties and zones

14 hail, 5 tornado, 4 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
23

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

14 hail, 5 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Galveston

When
June 17, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Galveston County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.380, -94.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When
June 17, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Galveston County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
29.380, -94.900

Tornado, Hutchinson

When
June 17, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
23 yd
Coordinates
35.720, -101.470

Hail, Potter

When
June 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.680

Hail, Potter

When
June 17, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When
June 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Coordinates
35.200, -101.680

Hail, Randall

When
June 17, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Randall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -101.900

Hail, Moore

When
June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.000, -102.000

Hail, Moore

When
June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -102.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
June 17, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
82 kt (94 mph)
Coordinates
35.880, -102.000

Hail, Moore

When
June 17, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -101.780

Tornado, Hale

When
June 17, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Hale County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Coordinates
34.180, -102.050

Hail, Lamb

When
June 17, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Lamb County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -102.280

Hail, Hockley

When
June 17, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Hockley County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
33.780, -102.180

Hail, Hockley

When
June 17, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Hockley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.780, -102.180

Hail, Lamb

When
June 17, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Lamb County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -102.400

Tornado, Terry

When
June 17, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Terry County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
23 yd
Coordinates
33.250, -102.330

Tornado, Lamb

When
June 17, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Lamb County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
33.670, -102.100

Hail, Hockley

When
June 17, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Hockley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -102.400

Hail, Hockley

When
June 17, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Hockley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -102.400

Hail, Terry

When
June 17, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Terry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -102.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet

When
June 17, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
73 kt (84 mph)
Coordinates
30.900, -98.280

Tornado, Hockley

When
June 17, 11:41 PM CST
Where
Hockley County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
33.670, -102.170

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10134568, 10134569, 10134570, 10134571, 10134572, 10134573, 10134574, 10134575, 10134576, 10134577, 10134578, 10134579, 10134580, 10134581, 10134582, 10134583, 10134584, 10134585, 10134586, 10134587, 10134588, 10134589, 10134590.