Texas, 1987

Tornadoes in Texas, June 11, 1987

June 11, 1987 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
4
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tom Green

When
June 11, 10:37 AM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
60 yd
Coordinates
31.470, -100.400

Tornado, Ochiltree

When
June 11, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
60 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.420, -100.820

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Ochiltree1987-06-11Direct

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10140902, 10140903.