Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 27, 1968

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, December 27, 1968
Start: 1968-12-27T09:00
End: 1968-12-27T13:40
Location: Texas

December 27, 1968 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

9 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: $308,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tarrant

When: December 27, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Coordinates: 32.770, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: December 27, 10:46 AM CST
Where: Ellis County
Coordinates: 32.280, -96.580

Tornado, Wood

When: December 27, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Wood County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.670, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: December 27, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Coordinates: 32.780, -97.080

Tornado, Henderson

When: December 27, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Henderson County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.200, -95.870

Tornado, Smith

When: December 27, 11:47 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.370, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: December 27, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Coordinates: 33.080, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: December 27, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Coordinates: 33.080, -95.580

Tornado, Rusk

When: December 27, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Coordinates: 31.900, -94.700

Tornado, Gregg

When: December 27, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.280, -94.880

Tornado, Cass

When: December 27, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.080, -94.180

Tornado, Marion

When: December 27, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.750, -94.280

Tornado, Nacogdoches

When: December 27, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Rating: F1
Path length: 13.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 31.580, -94.700

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.
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 1968 Every state in 1968 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1968

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: 10133714, 10133715, 10133716, 10133717, 10133718, 10133719, 10133720, 10133721, 10133722, 10133723, 10133724, 10133725, 10133726.