Texas, 1967

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 30, 1967

May 30, 1967 · 20 events in 11 counties and zones

9 tornado, 8 hail, 3 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
$53,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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

9 tornado, 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wichita

When
May 30, 10:47 AM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -98.900

Hail, Wichita

When
May 30, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -98.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
May 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Coordinates
34.080, -98.580

Hail, Wichita

When
May 30, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -98.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Childress

When
May 30, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Childress County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
34.380, -100.180

Hail, Foard

When
May 30, 4:22 PM CST
Where
Foard County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -99.500

Hail, Moore

When
May 30, 5:08 PM CST
Where
Moore County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -102.000

Hail, Wichita

When
May 30, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -98.900

Tornado, Denton

When
May 30, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.6 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
33.030, -97.170

Tornado, Hardin

When
May 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Hardin County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.330, -94.170

Tornado, Wichita

When
May 30, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Rating
F1
Path length
10.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.120, -98.730

Tornado, Oldham

When
May 30, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Oldham County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
35.500, -102.300

Tornado, Wichita

When
May 30, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.120, -98.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When
May 30, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Coordinates
33.880, -98.680

Hail, Denton

When
May 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -96.900

Tornado, Erath

When
May 30, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
32.450, -98.320

Tornado, Eastland

When
May 30, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.430, -98.680

Tornado, Eastland

When
May 30, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Eastland County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.430, -98.680

Hail, Cooke

When
May 30, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -97.500

Tornado, Wise

When
May 30, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Wise County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.370, -97.380

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: 10133500, 10133501, 10133502, 10133503, 10133504, 10133505, 10133506, 10133507, 10133508, 10133509, 10133510, 10133511, 10133512, 10133513, 10133514, 10133515, 10133516, 10133517, 10133518, 10133519.