Texas, 1989

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, August 15, 1989

August 15, 1989 · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

7 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

7 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oldham

When
August 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Oldham County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.350, -102.430

Tornado, Oldham

When
August 15, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Oldham County
Rating
F0
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
60 yd
Coordinates
35.180, -102.500

Hail, Deaf Smith

When
August 15, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Deaf Smith County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.020, -102.400

Hail, Deaf Smith

When
August 15, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Deaf Smith County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.820, -102.380

Hail, Castro

When
August 15, 7:03 PM CST
Where
Castro County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.670, -102.320

Hail, Dallam

When
August 15, 7:04 PM CST
Where
Dallam County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.230, -102.520

Hail, Dallam

When
August 15, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Dallam County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.130, -102.630

Tornado, Hartley

When
August 15, 7:54 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
90 yd
Coordinates
35.820, -102.900

Hail, Hartley

When
August 15, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Hartley County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.850, -102.780

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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: 10136902, 10136903, 10136904, 10136905, 10136906, 10136907, 10136908, 10138608, 10138609.