Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 6, 1969

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 6, 1969
Start: 1969-05-06T00:15
End: 1969-05-06T23:45
Location: Texas

May 6, 1969 · 27 events in 19 counties and zones

14 hail, 12 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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: 2
Property damage: $405,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

14 hail, 12 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When: May 6, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 30.080, -94.000

Hail, Ector

When: May 6, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Ector County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.900, -102.400

Tornado, Howard

When: May 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Howard County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.330, -101.230

Tornado, Jones

When: May 6, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Jones County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.620, -99.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilbarger

When: May 6, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Wilbarger County
Coordinates: 34.200, -99.280

Tornado, Kimble

When: May 6, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Kimble County
Rating: F3
Path length: 41.6 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.630, -99.520

Tornado, Kendall

When: May 6, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Kendall County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.100, -98.580

Tornado, Blanco

When: May 6, 12:34 PM CST
Where: Blanco County
Rating: F3
Path length: 15.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.120, -98.570

Tornado, Blanco

When: May 6, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Blanco County
Rating: F3
Path length: 14.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.280, -98.400

Tornado, Burnet

When: May 6, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Burnet County
Rating: F3
Path length: 7.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.480, -98.350

Hail, McCulloch

When: May 6, 2:50 PM CST
Where: McCulloch County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.280, -99.280

Tornado, Bailey

When: May 6, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Bailey County
Rating: F1
Path length: 26.7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.900, -102.650

Hail, Palo Pinto

When: May 6, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.700, -98.080

Hail, McCulloch

When: May 6, 4:55 PM CST
Where: McCulloch County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.100, -99.280

Tornado, Lamb

When: May 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Lamb County
Rating: F3
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 34.200, -102.400

Tornado, Maverick

When: May 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Maverick County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Coordinates: 28.670, -100.480

Hail, Dawson

When: May 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -101.900

Hail, Maverick

When: May 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Maverick County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.700, -100.500

Hail, Maverick

When: May 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Maverick County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.700, -100.400

Tornado, Lamb

When: May 6, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Lamb County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.230, -102.420

Hail, Dallas

When: May 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -96.900

Hail, Zavala

When: May 6, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Zavala County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 28.700, -99.780

Hail, Zavala

When: May 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Zavala County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 28.700, -99.780

Hail, Dimmit

When: May 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Dimmit County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.500, -99.900

Tornado, Terry

When: May 6, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Terry County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Coordinates: 33.070, -102.430

Hail, Jefferson

When: May 6, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.980, -94.000

Hail, Jefferson

When: May 6, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.080, -94.180

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1969 Every state in 1969 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1969

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: 10133108, 10133109, 10133110, 10133111, 10133112, 10133113, 10133114, 10133115, 10133116, 10133117, 10133118, 10133119, 10133120, 10133981, 10133982, 10133983, 10133984, 10133985, 10133986, 10133987, 10133988, 10133989, 10134203, 10134204, 10134205, 10134206, 10134207.