Texas, 1989Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 30, 1989
April 30, 1989 · NWS FTW · 18 events in 13 counties and zones
12 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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
12 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Harrison
- When
- April 30, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -94.330
Hail, Marion
- When
- April 30, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -94.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- April 30, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Harris County
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -95.370
Hail, Harrison
- When
- April 30, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -94.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- April 30, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Harris County
- Coordinates
- 29.830, -95.450
Tornado, Moore
- When
- April 30, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -102.080
Tornado, Randall
- When
- April 30, 6:28 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Tornado, Potter
- When
- April 30, 6:28 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- April 30, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.680, -100.770
Hail, Coke
- When
- April 30, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coke County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -100.300
Hail, Stephens
- When
- April 30, 10:03 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -98.930
Hail, Mason
- When
- April 30, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.730, -99.220
Hail, Stephens
- When
- April 30, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -98.900
Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- April 30, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -98.080
Hail, Parker
- When
- April 30, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -98.030
Hail, Clay
- When
- April 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -98.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Palo Pinto
- When
- April 30, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -98.100
Hail, Parker
- When
- April 30, 11:58 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -97.800
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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: 10136624, 10136625, 10137403, 10137404, 10137405, 10137406, 10137407, 10137408, 10137409, 10137410, 10137411, 10137412, 10137413, 10137414, 10137630, 10137631, 10137632, 10137633.