Texas, 1989Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 28, 1989
March 28, 1989 · 17 events in 15 counties and zones
8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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
8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque
- When
- March 28, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Bosque County
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -97.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Travis
- When
- March 28, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman
- When
- March 28, 9:20 AM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -96.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- March 28, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wood County
- Coordinates
- 32.830, -95.550
Hail, Bastrop
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bastrop County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.080, -97.500
Tornado, Houston
- When
- March 28, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -95.450
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- March 28, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.780, -101.200
Tornado, Eastland
- When
- March 28, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Eastland County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -99.000
Hail, Llano
- When
- March 28, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Llano County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -98.670
Tornado, Stephens
- When
- March 28, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -98.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- March 28, 7:48 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -97.350
Hail, Young
- When
- March 28, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.050, -98.900
Hail, Burnet
- When
- March 28, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Burnet County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -98.220
Tornado, Archer
- When
- March 28, 9:14 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -98.950
Hail, Young
- When
- March 28, 9:37 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -98.600
Hail, Travis
- When
- March 28, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Travis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.400, -97.880
Hail, Brazoria
- When
- March 28, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.950, -95.330
- 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.
- 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: 10139856, 10139857, 10139858, 10139859, 10139860, 10139861, 10139862, 10139863, 10139864, 10139865, 10139866, 10139867, 10139868, 10139869, 10139870, 10139871, 10139872.