Texas, 1969

Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1969

May 8, 1969 · 17 events in 11 counties and zones

13 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

13 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gillespie

When
May 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Gillespie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -98.900

Hail, Gillespie

When
May 8, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Gillespie County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
30.180, -98.680

Hail, Blanco

When
May 8, 7:35 AM CST
Where
Blanco County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Blanco

When
May 8, 7:35 AM CST
Where
Blanco County
Coordinates
30.280, -98.400

Hail, Hays

When
May 8, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Hays County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.180, -97.900

Hail, Travis

When
May 8, 8:50 AM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.280, -97.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When
May 8, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Bexar County
Coordinates
29.480, -98.500

Hail, Wilson

When
May 8, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Wilson County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.280, -98.180

Hail, Bexar

When
May 8, 10:55 AM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
29.380, -98.580

Hail, De Witt

When
May 8, 11:30 AM CST
Where
De Witt County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.080, -97.280

Hail, Jackson

When
May 8, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
29.000, -96.780

Hail, Webb

When
May 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Webb County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
27.200, -99.500

Tornado, Dallas

When
May 8, 3:24 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
32.580, -96.650

Hail, Hidalgo

When
May 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Hidalgo County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
26.600, -98.080

Hail, Hidalgo

When
May 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hidalgo County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
26.280, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Hidalgo

When
May 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hidalgo County
Coordinates
26.280, -98.400

Hail, Webb

When
May 8, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Webb County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
27.500, -99.500

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10134209, 10134210, 10134211, 10134212, 10134213, 10134214, 10134215, 10134216, 10134217, 10134218, 10134219, 10134220, 10134221, 10134222, 10134223, 10134224, 10134225.