Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 2, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 2, 1989
Start: 1989-07-02T13:10
End: 1989-07-02T22:00
Location: Texas

July 2, 1989 · NWS FTW · 47 events in 27 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 47

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When: July 2, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Fannin County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.670, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: July 2, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Coordinates: 33.650, -95.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: July 2, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.730, -96.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: July 2, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.800, -95.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: July 2, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Coordinates: 33.550, -95.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When: July 2, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Delta County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.370, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: July 2, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Hunt County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.250, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: July 2, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Hunt County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.130, -96.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 2, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.180, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Titus

When: July 2, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Titus County
Coordinates: 33.370, -95.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When: July 2, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Coordinates: 33.050, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: July 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.450, -94.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: July 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.280, -94.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: July 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.430, -94.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When: July 2, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Coordinates: 33.180, -94.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Camp

When: July 2, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Camp County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.000, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 32.820, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 32.800, -94.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 2, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 33.150, -94.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 2, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 32.930, -94.250

Hail, Collin

When: July 2, 3:43 PM CST
Where: Collin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.200, -96.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: July 2, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Upshur County
Coordinates: 32.730, -94.830

Hail, Collin

When: July 2, 4:06 PM CST
Where: Collin County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 33.100, -96.680

Hail, Collin

When: July 2, 4:21 PM CST
Where: Collin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.050, -96.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: July 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.150, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 2, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 31.780, -94.180

Hail, Cooke

When: July 2, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Cooke County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.480, -97.170

Hail, Grayson

When: July 2, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.650, -96.920

Hail, Denton

When: July 2, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.370, -97.180

Hail, Denton

When: July 2, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.300, -96.980

Hail, Wise

When: July 2, 6:26 PM CST
Where: Wise County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.400, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Wise

When: July 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Wise County
Coordinates: 33.250, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Denton

When: July 2, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Denton County
Coordinates: 33.070, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When: July 2, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Collin County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 33.150, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: July 2, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Coordinates: 32.920, -96.630

Hail, Wise

When: July 2, 7:11 PM CST
Where: Wise County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 33.000, -97.480

Hail, Tarrant

When: July 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: July 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.800, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: July 2, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.770, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman

When: July 2, 7:36 PM CST
Where: Coleman County
Coordinates: 31.830, -99.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: July 2, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates: 32.770, -97.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: July 2, 7:56 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 32.400, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: July 2, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Coordinates: 32.530, -96.670

Hail, Johnson

When: July 2, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -97.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: July 2, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 32.470, -96.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When: July 2, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Kaufman County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 32.470, -96.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: July 2, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Coordinates: 31.720, -98.980

What these are

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

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: 10139052, 10139053, 10139054, 10139055, 10139056, 10139057, 10139058, 10139059, 10139060, 10139061, 10139062, 10139063, 10139064, 10139065, 10139066, 10139067, 10139068, 10139069, 10139070, 10139071, 10139072, 10139073, 10139074, 10139075, 10139076, 10139077, 10139078, 10139079, 10139080, 10139081, 10139082, 10139083, 10139084, 10139085, 10139086, 10139087, 10139088, 10139089, 10139090, 10139091, and more.