Texas, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 10, 1969

April 10, 1969 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 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
None recorded
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

4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Upton

When
April 10, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Upton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -102.180

Tornado, Loving

When
April 10, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Loving County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
31.900, -103.400

Hail, Andrews

When
April 10, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Andrews County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -102.500

Hail, Andrews

When
April 10, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Andrews County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -102.900

Tornado, Andrews

When
April 10, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Andrews County
Rating
F0
Path length
28 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.200, -102.500

Hail, Winkler

When
April 10, 11:50 PM CST
Where
Winkler County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -103.180

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.

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: 10133745, 10133746, 10133747, 10133748, 10133749, 10133750.