Texas, 1967

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 20, 1967

May 20, 1967 · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 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
9

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clay

When
May 20, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.750, -98.120

Hail, Fisher

When
May 20, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -100.280

Hail, Taylor

When
May 20, 2:12 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -100.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When
May 20, 3:21 PM CST
Where
Midland County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
31.900, -102.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
May 20, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
29.080, -96.900

Hail, Hays

When
May 20, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Hays County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
29.980, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When
May 20, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
29.480, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When
May 20, 11:17 PM CST
Where
Nueces County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
27.780, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells

When
May 20, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Jim Wells County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
27.700, -98.080

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.

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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: 10133263, 10133264, 10133265, 10133266, 10133267, 10133268, 10133269, 10133270, 10133271.