Texas, 1989

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1989

June 2, 1989 · NWS LBB · 33 events in 20 counties and zones

23 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
33

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, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Terry

When
June 2, 1:56 AM CST
Where
Terry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.300, -102.200

Hail, Randall

When
June 2, 10:17 AM CST
Where
Randall County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.980, -101.920

Hail, Randall

When
June 2, 11:28 AM CST
Where
Randall County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.820

Hail, Potter

When
June 2, 11:28 AM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.850

Hail, Randall

When
June 2, 11:52 AM CST
Where
Randall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.200, -101.820

Hail, Cochran

When
June 2, 1:53 PM CST
Where
Cochran County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.620, -102.800

Hail, Cochran

When
June 2, 2:33 PM CST
Where
Cochran County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.720, -102.770

Hail, Floyd

When
June 2, 2:42 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -101.330

Hail, Hockley

When
June 2, 2:43 PM CST
Where
Hockley County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -102.500

Tornado, Lubbock

When
June 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.730, -101.720

Hail, Cottle

When
June 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.020, -100.300

Hail, Dawson

When
June 2, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -101.950

Hail, Reeves

When
June 2, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.000, -103.630

Hail, Castro

When
June 2, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Castro County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.550, -102.320

Hail, Reeves

When
June 2, 4:46 PM CST
Where
Reeves County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.900, -103.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When
June 2, 5:13 PM CST
Where
Martin County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.480, -101.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
June 2, 5:13 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.520, -101.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Loving

When
June 2, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Loving County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.000, -103.750

Hail, Howard

When
June 2, 5:29 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.520, -101.570

Hail, Brewster

When
June 2, 5:31 PM CST
Where
Brewster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.370, -103.670

Hail, Dawson

When
June 2, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -101.750

Tornado, Howard

When
June 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
80 yd
Coordinates
32.430, -101.250

Hail, Mitchell

When
June 2, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -101.030

Tornado, Howard

When
June 2, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
32.300, -101.320

Hail, Mitchell

When
June 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -101.080

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 2, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
3.5 mi
Path width
120 yd
Coordinates
32.320, -100.880

Hail, Terry

When
June 2, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Terry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -102.380

Hail, Yoakum

When
June 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Yoakum County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.970, -102.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Lubbock

When
June 2, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
33.670, -101.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
June 2, 7:51 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.900, -97.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
June 2, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
33.100, -96.680

Hail, Taylor

When
June 2, 9:56 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.220, -99.800

Hail, Taylor

When
June 2, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.170, -100.120

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.
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.

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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: 10136734, 10136735, 10136736, 10136737, 10136738, 10136739, 10136740, 10136741, 10136742, 10136743, 10136744, 10136745, 10136746, 10136747, 10136748, 10136749, 10136750, 10136751, 10136752, 10136753, 10136754, 10136755, 10136756, 10136757, 10136758, 10136759, 10136760, 10136761, 10136762, 10136763, 10136764, 10136765, 10136766.