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Texas, 1967

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

403events recorded279 in 1966

5deaths recorded44 injuries

$4.9Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster 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

Tornado232

Hail98

Wind73

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1967 was 403 against 279 in 1966.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1967
Jackson County	12
Travis County	12
Hale County	11
Jim Wells County	11
Tarrant County	11
Wichita County	11
Lubbock County	10
Goliad County	9
Bexar County	8
Nueces County	8
Burnet County	6
Colorado County	6
Moore County	6
Potter County	6
Wharton County	6
Castro County	5
Childress County	5
Deaf Smith County	5
Jefferson County	5
Karnes County	5
Kleberg County	5
Lamb County	5
Lavaca County	5
Randall County	5
Taylor County	5

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
20 Sep 1967	Matagorda	Tornado	F3	$25,000	4	7
20 Sep 1967	Wharton	Tornado	—	$25,000	1	1
20 Sep 1967	Lavaca	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	4
20 Sep 1967	Aransas	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	3
20 Sep 1967	Lavaca	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	3
20 Sep 1967	Lavaca	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	3
21 Sep 1967	Harris	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	3
20 Sep 1967	Jackson	Tornado	F3	—	—	3
1 May 1967	Polk	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
20 Sep 1967	Wharton	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	2
22 Sep 1967	Goliad	Tornado	—	$250	—	2
20 Sep 1967	Burnet	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
20 Sep 1967	Gonzales	Tornado	—	$250,000	—	1
20 Sep 1967	Jackson	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	1
20 Sep 1967	Calhoun	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	1
20 Sep 1967	Jackson	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	1
20 Sep 1967	Victoria	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	1
20 Sep 1967	Wharton	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	1
20 Sep 1967	Travis	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	1
20 Sep 1967	Calhoun	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	1
21 Sep 1967	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$250	—	1
1 Jun 1967	Lubbock	Tornado	F2	—	—	1
21 Dec 1967	Hunt	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
20 Feb 1967	Tyler	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
20 Sep 1967	Comal	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
20 Sep 1967	Medina	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
3 Jul 1967	Ochiltree	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
5 May 1967	Carson	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
13 Jul 1967	Jefferson	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
1 May 1967	Navarro	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
1 May 1967	Liberty	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
20 Sep 1967	Bee	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
13 Apr 1967	Smith	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
13 Apr 1967	Leon	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
20 Sep 1967	Colorado	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
20 Sep 1967	Jackson	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
20 Sep 1967	Jackson	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
26 Apr 1967	Hidalgo	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
30 May 1967	Hardin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
30 May 1967	Wichita	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—

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 1967

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
28 Sep 1967	DR-232	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Beulah	29

Flood insurance claims with a 1967 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Texas carry a 1967 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.