Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 6, 1989

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 6, 1989
Start: 1989-06-06T14:20
End: 1989-06-06T23:30
Location: Texas

June 6, 1989 · NWS FTW · 37 events in 19 counties and zones

22 hail, 10 tornado, 5 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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Wind
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 7
Property damage: $375,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 37

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

22 hail, 10 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pecos

When: June 6, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Pecos County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.880, -103.100

Hail, Lamb

When: June 6, 2:21 PM CST
Where: Lamb County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -102.300

Hail, Pecos

When: June 6, 2:34 PM CST
Where: Pecos County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.880, -102.870

Hail, Lamb

When: June 6, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Lamb County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.100, -102.130

Tornado, Hale

When: June 6, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Coordinates: 34.180, -102.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos

When: June 6, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Pecos County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.880, -102.870

Hail, Hale

When: June 6, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.080, -101.800

Tornado, Hale

When: June 6, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.180, -101.730

Tornado, Hale

When: June 6, 3:46 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 90 yd
Coordinates: 34.180, -101.670

Tornado, Hale

When: June 6, 3:49 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.180, -101.650

Hail, Hale

When: June 6, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Hale County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 34.200, -101.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Glasscock

When: June 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Glasscock County
Measured: 89 kt (102 mph)
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 31.670, -101.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Ector

When: June 6, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Ector County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 31.850, -102.370

Hail, Floyd

When: June 6, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Floyd County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 34.120, -101.480

Tornado, Ector

When: June 6, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Ector County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.780, -102.470

Tornado, Crosby

When: June 6, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Crosby County
Rating: F3
Path length: 29 mi
Path width: 900 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.620, -101.530

Hail, Crosby

When: June 6, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Crosby County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.670, -101.250

Hail, Upton

When: June 6, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Upton County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.220, -101.900

Hail, Sterling

When: June 6, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Sterling County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 31.830, -101.100

Hail, Ochiltree

When: June 6, 5:32 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.400, -100.800

Hail, Ochiltree

When: June 6, 5:32 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.400, -100.830

Tornado, Dickens

When: June 6, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Dickens County
Rating: F3
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 900 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.480, -101.020

Hail, Val Verde

When: June 6, 6:27 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.930, -101.730

Hail, Cottle

When: June 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Cottle County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.020, -100.300

Hail, Lipscomb

When: June 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -100.300

Hail, Jones

When: June 6, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.600, -100.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When: June 6, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Coordinates: 29.930, -101.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: June 6, 6:54 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 32.450, -99.730

Hail, Coleman

When: June 6, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Coleman County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.980, -99.630

Hail, Coleman

When: June 6, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Coleman County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.870, -99.650

Tornado, Lipscomb

When: June 6, 8:13 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Coordinates: 36.100, -100.270

Hail, Lipscomb

When: June 6, 8:13 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.100, -100.270

Hail, Coleman

When: June 6, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Coleman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.830, -99.430

Tornado, Lipscomb

When: June 6, 8:33 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 36.100, -100.270

Hail, Coleman

When: June 6, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Coleman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.830, -99.430

Hail, Erath

When: June 6, 10:36 PM CST
Where: Erath County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -98.300

Hail, Burnet

When: June 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Burnet County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.850, -98.330

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Glasscock	1989-06-06				Direct

What these are

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.
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

Every storm in Texas in 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1989 Warnings in Texas, June 1989

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: 10139010, 10139011, 10139012, 10139013, 10139014, 10139015, 10139016, 10139017, 10139018, 10139019, 10139020, 10139021, 10139022, 10139023, 10139024, 10139025, 10139026, 10139027, 10139028, 10139029, 10139030, 10139031, 10139880, 10139881, 10139882, 10139883, 10139884, 10139885, 10139886, 10139887, 10139888, 10139889, 10139890, 10139891, 10140103, 10140104, 10140105.