Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 11, 1968

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 11, 1968
Start: 1968-05-11T00:30
End: 1968-05-11T23:15
Location: Texas

May 11, 1968 · 23 events in 15 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 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: 0
Property damage: $253,000
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 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jackson

When: May 11, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.880, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When: May 11, 12:30 AM CST
Where: De Witt County
Coordinates: 28.880, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro

When: May 11, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Navarro County
Coordinates: 32.080, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Karnes

When: May 11, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Karnes County
Coordinates: 28.880, -97.900

Hail, Jackson

When: May 11, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.880, -96.780

Hail, Jackson

When: May 11, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.880, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 11, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 28.880, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: May 11, 1:10 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 28.600, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Victoria

When: May 11, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Victoria County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 28.880, -96.900

Tornado, Atascosa

When: May 11, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Atascosa County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 29.070, -98.570

Hail, Atascosa

When: May 11, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Atascosa County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.000, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When: May 11, 2:30 AM CST
Where: De Witt County
Coordinates: 29.000, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 11, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 29.000, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When: May 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Harris County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.580, -95.280

Tornado, Aransas

When: May 11, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Aransas County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 27.920, -97.080

Tornado, Comal

When: May 11, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Comal County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 29.700, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When: May 11, 11:40 AM CST
Where: De Witt County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 29.080, -97.500

Tornado, Galveston

When: May 11, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Galveston County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 29.370, -94.830

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: May 11, 3:00 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 27.880, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo

When: May 11, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 26.100, -98.280

Tornado, Hill

When: May 11, 10:44 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Rating: F2
Path length: 13.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.170, -97.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: May 11, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Cameron County
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates: 26.100, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: May 11, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Cameron County
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates: 26.200, -97.680

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10135634, 10135635, 10135636, 10135850, 10135851, 10135852, 10135853, 10135854, 10135855, 10135856, 10135857, 10135858, 10135859, 10135860, 10135861, 10135862, 10135863, 10135864, 10135865, 10135866, 10135867, 10135868, 10135869.