Texas, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 23, 1969

June 23, 1969 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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.

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  • 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
8

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

Tornado, Jones

When
June 23, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.620, -99.650

Hail, Taylor

When
June 23, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -99.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
June 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.380, -99.680

Tornado, Lipscomb

When
June 23, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Lipscomb County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
300 yd
Coordinates
36.420, -100.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When
June 23, 6:14 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
33.700, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When
June 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
33.380, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke

When
June 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Cooke County
Coordinates
33.580, -97.080

Hail, McCulloch

When
June 23, 10:45 PM CST
Where
McCulloch County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -99.280

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10136044, 10136045, 10136046, 10136047, 10136048, 10136049, 10136050, 10132403.