Texas, 1968

Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 9, 1968

October 9, 1968 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

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

Hail, Montague

When
October 9, 5:15 AM CST
Where
Montague County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.780, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When
October 9, 5:15 AM CST
Where
Montague County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
33.780, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
October 9, 8:37 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.880, -96.580

Tornado, Ochiltree

When
October 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.170, -100.830

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: 10132594, 10132595, 10132596, 10132597.