Texas, 1973

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 13, 1973

June 13, 1973 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

6 tornado, 1 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

6 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Colorado

When
June 13, 5:50 AM CST
Where
Colorado County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
29.430, -96.400

Tornado, Aransas

When
June 13, 6:20 AM CST
Where
Aransas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
28.170, -96.980

Tornado, Wharton

When
June 13, 7:15 AM CST
Where
Wharton County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
29.150, -96.330

Tornado, Calhoun

When
June 13, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
28.550, -96.820

Tornado, Nueces

When
June 13, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Nueces County
Rating
F0
Path length
4.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
27.750, -97.420

Tornado, San Patricio

When
June 13, 12:25 PM CST
Where
San Patricio County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
27.950, -97.500

Hail, Starr

When
June 13, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Starr County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
26.550, -98.880

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: 10135135, 10135351, 10135352, 10135353, 10135354, 10135355, 10135356.