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Texas, 1966

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

279events recorded335 in 1965

0deaths recorded11 injuries

$916Kproperty damage (estimates)

2disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

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

Hail110

Wind92

Tornado77

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1966 was 279 against 335 in 1965.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1966
Hale County	13
Gray County	9
Dallas County	7
Denton County	7
Harris County	7
Hunt County	7
Tarrant County	7
Bexar County	6
Fannin County	6
Hockley County	6
Lamb County	6
Moore County	6
Potter County	6
Travis County	6
Midland County	5
San Patricio County	5
Terry County	5
Williamson County	5
Young County	5
Bosque County	4
Childress County	4
Eastland County	4
Hartley County	4
Hutchinson County	4
Lubbock County	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
23 May 1966	Hunt	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	5
25 Apr 1966	Karnes	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	3
10 May 1966	Lamb	Tornado	F2	—	—	2
30 Aug 1966	Palo Pinto	Tornado	F1	—	—	1
17 Apr 1966	Maverick	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
23 Apr 1966	Henderson	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
28 Mar 1966	Colorado	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
9 Feb 1966	Jackson	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
23 Apr 1966	Wood	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
23 May 1966	Dallas	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
13 Aug 1966	Hunt	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
25 Apr 1966	Wood	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
19 Apr 1966	Bosque	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
25 Apr 1966	Harrison	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
18 May 1966	Williamson	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
8 Feb 1966	Uvalde	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
28 May 1966	Castro	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
28 May 1966	Hale	Tornado	F1	$250	—	—
2 Sep 1966	Orange	Tornado	F1	$250	—	—
18 Aug 1966	Collingsworth	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
10 Feb 1966	Orange	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
10 Apr 1966	Archer	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
25 Apr 1966	Marion	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
12 Jun 1966	Denton	Tornado	F3	—	—	—
14 Jun 1966	Moore	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
14 Jun 1966	Gray	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
9 Aug 1966	Hutchinson	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
17 Apr 1966	Bexar	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
18 Apr 1966	Brazoria	Tornado	F3	—	—	—
19 Apr 1966	Bosque	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
23 Apr 1966	Hunt	Tornado	—	—	—	—
23 Apr 1966	Wilbarger	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
29 Apr 1966	Eastland	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
30 Apr 1966	Howard	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
18 May 1966	Williamson	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
18 May 1966	Williamson	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
18 May 1966	Williamson	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
10 Jun 1966	Swisher	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
10 Jun 1966	Swisher	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
10 Jun 1966	Swisher	Tornado	F2	—	—	—

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 1966

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
27 Sep 1966	DR-222	Major disaster	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	1
12 May 1966	DR-218	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	26

Flood insurance claims with a 1966 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Texas carry a 1966 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.