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Texas, 1969

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

410events recorded469 in 1968

3deaths recorded67 injuries

$5.5Mproperty damage (estimates)

0disaster 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

Hail169

Tornado131

Wind110

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1969 was 410 against 469 in 1968.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1969
Lubbock County	17
Bell County	12
Taylor County	12
Cameron County	8
Jefferson County	8
Lamb County	8
Tarrant County	8
Webb County	8
Andrews County	7
Dawson County	7
McCulloch County	7
Midland County	7
Bexar County	6
Cochran County	6
Galveston County	6
Harris County	6
Howard County	6
Winkler County	6
Childress County	5
Collingsworth County	5
Ector County	5
Hale County	5
Hockley County	5
Matagorda County	5
Maverick County	5

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
27 May 1969	Chambers	Tornado	F3	$25,000	3	—
27 Apr 1969	Collin	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	45
11 Apr 1969	Matagorda	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	13
16 May 1969	Bexar	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
6 May 1969	Blanco	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	2
12 Oct 1969	Dallas	Tornado	F3	$2,500	—	2
30 Oct 1969	Galveston	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
23 Mar 1969	Jefferson	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	1
6 May 1969	Bailey	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 Aug 1969	Bell	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
14 Aug 1969	Bell	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
15 Jul 1969	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
27 Apr 1969	Tarrant	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
3 May 1969	Bexar	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
22 Aug 1969	Knox	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
16 May 1969	DeWitt	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 May 1969	Cameron	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
12 May 1969	Cameron	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
12 May 1969	Cameron	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
6 May 1969	Kimble	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
6 May 1969	Kendall	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
6 May 1969	Blanco	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
6 May 1969	Burnet	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
14 Aug 1969	Bell	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1969	San Patricio	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
30 Oct 1969	Galveston	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
14 May 1969	Hopkins	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
6 May 1969	Lamb	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
12 Jun 1969	Coke	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1969	Cochran	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1969	Lamb	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
30 Jul 1969	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
27 Apr 1969	Red River	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
8 Sep 1969	Harris	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
19 Oct 1969	Lamb	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
19 Jun 1969	Jones	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
15 May 1969	Denton	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
14 May 1969	Hill	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
6 May 1969	Howard	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
6 May 1969	Jones	Tornado	F2	$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 1969

No declaration touching Texas was made in 1969.

Flood insurance claims with a 1969 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Texas carry a 1969 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.