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Texas, 1959

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

249events recorded288 in 1958
6deaths recorded64 injuries
$4.6Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid
← 19581960 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail89
Tornado87
Wind73

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1959 was 249 against 288 in 1958.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1959
Dallas County8
Tarrant County7
Midland County6
Taylor County6
Bexar County5
Childress County5
Grayson County5
Hutchinson County5
Harrison County4
Johnson County4
Lamb County4
Parker County4
Anderson County3
Andrews County3
Castro County3
Collin County3
Cooke County3
Hale County3
Harris County3
Hill County3
Jefferson County3
Live Oak County3
Lubbock County3
Parmer County3
Pecos County3

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
31 Mar 1959HillTornadoF4$25,000631
31 Mar 1959CookeTornadoF3$2,500,000—16
10 May 1959RobertsonTornadoF3$2,500—7
4 Oct 1959CollinTornadoF3$250,000—5
4 Nov 1959HendersonTornadoF3$250,000—3
17 May 1959HutchinsonTornado—$2,500—1
8 May 1959HutchinsonTornadoF1$2,500—1
4 Oct 1959JohnsonTornadoF1$250,000——
10 May 1959TravisTornadoF3$250,000——
2 May 1959BexarTornadoF2$250,000——
4 Oct 1959DallasTornadoF3$250,000——
8 Apr 1959HarrisTornadoF1$25,000——
20 Mar 1959FanninTornadoF2$25,000——
20 Mar 1959FanninTornadoF2$25,000——
22 Jun 1959HaleTornadoF0$25,000——
2 Jul 1959JeffersonTornadoF2$25,000——
12 Oct 1959NuecesTornadoF1$25,000——
1 Jun 1959FloydTornado—$25,000——
21 May 1959GalvestonTornadoF3$25,000——
3 Oct 1959JohnsonTornadoF1$25,000——
8 Jul 1959CastroTornadoF1$25,000——
10 Jul 1959HutchinsonTornadoF1$25,000——
3 Nov 1959DentonTornadoF2$25,000——
3 Nov 1959KerrTornadoF2$25,000——
3 Nov 1959MontagueTornadoF2$25,000——
4 Nov 1959HarrisonTornadoF3$25,000——
10 May 1959Live OakTornadoF2$25,000——
10 May 1959Live OakTornadoF2$25,000——
14 Jul 1959MooreTornadoF1$25,000——
10 May 1959TaylorTornadoF1$25,000——
10 May 1959McMullenTornadoF2$25,000——
1 May 1959BanderaTornado—$25,000——
1 Apr 1959RuskTornadoF1$25,000——
14 Jun 1959JeffersonTornadoF0$2,500——
27 Jul 1959KarnesTornadoF1$2,500——
3 Oct 1959TarrantTornadoF1$2,500——
3 Sep 1959ParkerTornadoF2$2,500——
10 May 1959CallahanTornadoF1$2,500——
10 May 1959BurlesonTornado—$2,500——
11 Jul 1959MedinaTornado—$2,500——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1959

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
8 Jul 1959DR-93Major disasterFloodFloods0

Flood insurance claims with a 1959 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Texas carry a 1959 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.