Texas, 1969Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 14, 1969
May 14, 1969 · 14 events in 12 counties and zones
7 hail, 5 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
7 hail, 5 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- May 14, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -97.080
Tornado, Hopkins
- When
- May 14, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.050, -95.480
Tornado, Hill
- When
- May 14, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hill County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -96.880
Hail, Hale
- When
- May 14, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hale County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -101.680
Tornado, Jeff Davis
- When
- May 14, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jeff Davis County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 17 yd
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -104.250
Hail, Lubbock
- When
- May 14, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -101.780
Hail, Lubbock
- When
- May 14, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -101.780
Hail, Lubbock
- When
- May 14, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -102.000
Tornado, Sherman
- When
- May 14, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 17 yd
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -102.080
Hail, Howard
- When
- May 14, 7:48 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -101.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk
- When
- May 14, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County
- Coordinates
- 32.200, -94.780
Hail, Floyd
- When
- May 14, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.880, -101.400
Tornado, Dawson
- When
- May 14, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dawson County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -101.830
Hail, Scurry
- When
- May 14, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Scurry County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -100.900
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, May 14, 19691.5 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, May 14, 196970 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 14, 19691 event
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 14, 19691 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 14, 196965 kt wind · 1 event
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: 10134254, 10134255, 10134256, 10134257, 10134258, 10134259, 10134260, 10134261, 10134262, 10134263, 10134264, 10134265, 10134266, 10134620.