Texas, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 15, 1969

May 15, 1969 · 13 events in 10 counties and zones

8 hail, 5 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

8 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Matagorda

When
May 15, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Matagorda County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
28.700, -96.270

Hail, Cameron

When
May 15, 1:14 PM CST
Where
Cameron County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
25.880, -97.400

Hail, Dickens

When
May 15, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Dickens County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.780, -101.000

Tornado, Randall

When
May 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Randall County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.080, -102.080

Tornado, Denton

When
May 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.370, -97.200

Hail, Lubbock

When
May 15, 4:42 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -101.780

Hail, Lubbock

When
May 15, 5:04 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -101.780

Hail, Lubbock

When
May 15, 5:19 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -101.680

Hail, Borden

When
May 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Borden County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -101.400

Hail, Lubbock

When
May 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -101.580

Hail, Scurry

When
May 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Scurry County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -100.900

Tornado, Garza

When
May 15, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Garza County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
33.100, -101.270

Tornado, Dawson

When
May 15, 10:55 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
32.730, -102.000

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.

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: 10134621, 10134622, 10134623, 10134624, 10134625, 10134626, 10134627, 10134628, 10134629, 10134630, 10134631, 10134632, 10134633.