Texas, 1973

Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 5, 1973

June 5, 1973 · 12 events in 11 counties and zones

7 hail, 4 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
12

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, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Callahan

When
June 5, 9:55 AM CST
Where
Callahan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -99.400

Hail, McLennan

When
June 5, 1:10 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.400, -97.100

Hail, Kerr

When
June 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Kerr County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.250, -99.430

Hail, Uvalde

When
June 5, 5:38 PM CST
Where
Uvalde County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.200, -99.800

Hail, Kinney

When
June 5, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Kinney County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.200, -100.100

Hail, Montgomery

When
June 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.320, -95.450

Hail, Harris

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.050, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Guadalupe County
Coordinates
29.570, -97.850

Tornado, Brazoria

When
June 5, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Brazoria County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
29.030, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
30.000, -95.420

Thunderstorm Wind, San Patricio

When
June 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where
San Patricio County
Coordinates
28.070, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When
June 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Nueces County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
27.770, -97.500

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: 10136474, 10136475, 10136476, 10136477, 10136478, 10136479, 10136480, 10136481, 10135123, 10135124, 10135125, 10135126.