Texas, 1968

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 24, 1968

May 24, 1968 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 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
$75,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

3 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Garza

When
May 24, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Garza County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.200, -101.400

Tornado, Scurry

When
May 24, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
67 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.630, -100.770

Tornado, Scurry

When
May 24, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
67 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.630, -100.600

Hail, Fisher

When
May 24, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -100.500

Tornado, Scurry

When
May 24, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Rating
F3
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.630, -100.700

Hail, Hall

When
May 24, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -100.500

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10135907, 10131975, 10131976, 10131977, 10131978, 10131979.