Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 29, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 29, 1989
Start: 1989-04-29T10:45
End: 1989-04-29T23:55
Location: Texas

April 29, 1989 · NWS SAT · 34 events in 20 counties and zones

23 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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

23 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Galveston

When: April 29, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Galveston County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.300, -94.820

Hail, Galveston

When: April 29, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Galveston County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.300, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Maverick

When: April 29, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Maverick County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 28.720, -100.500

Hail, Bandera

When: April 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Bandera County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.800, -99.420

Hail, Ellis

When: April 29, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.480, -96.880

Hail, Ellis

When: April 29, 6:01 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.400, -96.730

Hail, Bandera

When: April 29, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Bandera County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.720, -99.030

Hail, La Salle

When: April 29, 6:15 PM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.430, -99.230

Hail, La Salle

When: April 29, 6:17 PM CST
Where: La Salle County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 28.030, -99.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Medina

When: April 29, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Medina County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 29.350, -99.150

Hail, Ellis

When: April 29, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -96.730

Hail, Webb

When: April 29, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Webb County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.830, -99.470

Hail, Caldwell

When: April 29, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 29.880, -97.670

Hail, Navarro

When: April 29, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.150, -96.720

Hail, Ellis

When: April 29, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.200, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 30.320, -97.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County
Coordinates: 29.570, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Atascosa

When: April 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Atascosa County
Coordinates: 28.950, -98.480

Hail, Limestone

When: April 29, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Limestone County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.750, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: April 29, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Bexar County
Coordinates: 29.250, -98.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When: April 29, 7:23 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Coordinates: 30.400, -97.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Atascosa

When: April 29, 7:33 PM CST
Where: Atascosa County
Coordinates: 28.920, -98.500

Hail, Limestone

When: April 29, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Limestone County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.750, -96.670

Hail, Travis

When: April 29, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.180, -97.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Live Oak

When: April 29, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Live Oak County
Coordinates: 28.400, -98.100

Hail, Tarrant

When: April 29, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.870, -97.370

Hail, Anderson

When: April 29, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.620, -95.580

Hail, Anderson

When: April 29, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.830, -95.850

Hail, Anderson

When: April 29, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.920, -95.630

Hail, Lavaca

When: April 29, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Lavaca County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.450, -96.870

Hail, Harrison

When: April 29, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.480, -94.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Nueces

When: April 29, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Nueces County
Coordinates: 27.720, -97.380

Hail, Harrison

When: April 29, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.670, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: April 29, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.530, -94.370

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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: 10136590, 10136591, 10136592, 10136593, 10136594, 10136595, 10136596, 10136597, 10136598, 10136599, 10136600, 10136601, 10136602, 10136603, 10136604, 10136605, 10136606, 10136607, 10136608, 10136609, 10136610, 10136611, 10136612, 10136613, 10136614, 10136615, 10136616, 10136617, 10136618, 10136619, 10136620, 10136621, 10136622, 10136623.