Texas, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, August 14, 1969

August 14, 1969 · 11 events in 4 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 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
$525,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
August 14, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -98.400

Tornado, Bell

When
August 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.120, -97.730

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When
August 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
31.600, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When
August 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Coordinates
31.600, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When
August 14, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
31.100, -97.680

Hail, McLennan

When
August 14, 6:10 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.400, -97.180

Hail, Bell

When
August 14, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -97.680

Tornado, Bell

When
August 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.080, -97.300

Tornado, Bell

When
August 14, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.080, -97.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When
August 14, 8:09 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
30.500, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When
August 14, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
30.280, -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.
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.

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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: 10132642, 10132643, 10132644, 10132645, 10132646, 10132647, 10132648, 10132649, 10132650, 10132651, 10132652.