Texas, 1989Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 16, 1989
May 16, 1989 · NWS FTW · 115 events in 56 counties and zones
79 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 16 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
- 3
- Property damage
- $31 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 115
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
79 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 16 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cooke
- When
- May 16, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Cooke County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -97.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Montague
- When
- May 16, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Montague County
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -97.850
Hail, Cooke
- When
- May 16, 2:51 AM CST
- Where
- Cooke County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -97.150
Hail, Grayson
- When
- May 16, 3:20 AM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -96.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -96.620
Hail, Fannin
- When
- May 16, 4:45 AM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -96.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman
- When
- May 16, 6:20 AM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -96.280
Hail, Bowie
- When
- May 16, 6:42 AM CST
- Where
- Bowie County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -94.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg
- When
- May 16, 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- Gregg County
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -94.730
Hail, Harrison
- When
- May 16, 7:27 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -94.570
Hail, Harrison
- When
- May 16, 7:42 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.650, -94.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk
- When
- May 16, 7:49 AM CST
- Where
- Rusk County
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -94.880
Hail, Harrison
- When
- May 16, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -94.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- May 16, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Smith County
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -95.300
Hail, Panola
- When
- May 16, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Panola County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.030, -94.500
Hail, Marion
- When
- May 16, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -94.350
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 16, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -94.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk
- When
- May 16, 8:35 AM CST
- Where
- Rusk County
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -94.670
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 16, 8:40 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -94.250
Hail, Panola
- When
- May 16, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Panola County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -94.420
Hail, Panola
- When
- May 16, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Panola County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -94.130
Hail, Marion
- When
- May 16, 8:55 AM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -94.170
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 16, 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.750, -94.080
Hail, Gregg
- When
- May 16, 9:44 AM CST
- Where
- Gregg County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -94.880
Hail, Hansford
- When
- May 16, 10:39 AM CST
- Where
- Hansford County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -101.400
Hail, Coke
- When
- May 16, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Coke County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.980, -100.480
Tornado, Jones
- When
- May 16, 11:53 AM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.570, -99.870
Hail, Jones
- When
- May 16, 12:12 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -99.830
Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- May 16, 12:43 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
Hail, Jones
- When
- May 16, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -99.630
Hail, Deaf Smith
- When
- May 16, 12:52 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -102.520
Tornado, Coleman
- When
- May 16, 12:54 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.750, -99.720
Hail, Oldham
- When
- May 16, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -102.470
Hail, Deaf Smith
- When
- May 16, 1:17 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -102.680
Hail, Oldham
- When
- May 16, 1:38 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -102.500
Tornado, Oldham
- When
- May 16, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 80 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -102.430
Hail, Stephens
- When
- May 16, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -99.000
Hail, Callahan
- When
- May 16, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -99.600
Hail, Childress
- When
- May 16, 2:21 PM CST
- Where
- Childress County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -100.200
Hail, Childress
- When
- May 16, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Childress County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -100.200
Hail, Callahan
- When
- May 16, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -99.170
Hail, Foard
- When
- May 16, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Foard County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -99.530
Hail, Cottle
- When
- May 16, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -100.300
Hail, Dickens
- When
- May 16, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dickens County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -100.720
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- May 16, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -100.220
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- May 16, 3:28 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -100.230
Hail, Cottle
- When
- May 16, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -100.300
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- May 16, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -100.220
Hail, Potter
- When
- May 16, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -102.170
Hail, Cottle
- When
- May 16, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -100.100
Hail, Potter
- When
- May 16, 4:03 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -102.080
Hail, Oldham
- When
- May 16, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -102.200
Hail, Oldham
- When
- May 16, 4:08 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -102.680
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- May 16, 4:08 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -100.170
Hail, Wise
- When
- May 16, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.000, -97.480
Hail, Dallas
- When
- May 16, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -97.030
Tornado, Randall
- When
- May 16, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -102.120
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- May 16, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -97.350
Hail, Hill
- When
- May 16, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hill County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.000, -97.130
Tornado, Randall
- When
- May 16, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -102.070
Hail, Randall
- When
- May 16, 4:41 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -102.020
Hail, Wheeler
- When
- May 16, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -100.200
Hail, Dallas
- When
- May 16, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -97.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Potter
- When
- May 16, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.720
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- May 16, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -99.750
Hail, Dallas
- When
- May 16, 4:52 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -96.780
Tornado, Potter
- When
- May 16, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.330, -101.980
Tornado, Randall
- When
- May 16, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -101.900
Tornado, Potter
- When
- May 16, 5:02 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Tornado, Potter
- When
- May 16, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 110 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Hail, Hood
- When
- May 16, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -97.900
Tornado, Hood
- When
- May 16, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -97.730
Hail, Dallas
- When
- May 16, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -96.920
Tornado, Hood
- When
- May 16, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -97.800
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 16, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.820, -101.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston
- When
- May 16, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Galveston County
- Coordinates
- 29.400, -94.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Hood
- When
- May 16, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hood County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -97.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 16, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -97.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Culberson
- When
- May 16, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Culberson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.050, -104.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Parker
- When
- May 16, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Parker County
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -97.800
Hail, Callahan
- When
- May 16, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -99.600
Tornado, Johnson
- When
- May 16, 6:38 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -97.400
Hail, Carson
- When
- May 16, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.520, -101.470
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 16, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.930, -101.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 16, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -97.380
Hail, Callahan
- When
- May 16, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -99.500
Hail, Carson
- When
- May 16, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.570, -101.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- May 16, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County
- Coordinates
- 32.520, -96.800
Hail, Midland
- When
- May 16, 7:34 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.000, -102.080
Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- May 16, 8:01 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
Hail, Howard
- When
- May 16, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.120, -101.370
Hail, Rains
- When
- May 16, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Rains County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -95.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman
- When
- May 16, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -96.280
Hail, Hopkins
- When
- May 16, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -95.570
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 16, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -101.170
Tornado, Val Verde
- When
- May 16, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 29.480, -101.030
Hail, Carson
- When
- May 16, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.570, -101.180
Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 16, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.530, -101.080
Hail, Van Zandt
- When
- May 16, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.520, -95.650
Hail, Andrews
- When
- May 16, 9:31 PM CST
- Where
- Andrews County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -102.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg
- When
- May 16, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -94.930
Hail, Smith
- When
- May 16, 9:53 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -95.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Stonewall
- When
- May 16, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stonewall County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -100.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Fisher
- When
- May 16, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -100.470
Hail, Gregg
- When
- May 16, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -94.730
Hail, Kinney
- When
- May 16, 10:51 PM CST
- Where
- Kinney County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.320, -100.500
Hail, Rusk
- When
- May 16, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -94.520
Hail, Gaines
- When
- May 16, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gaines County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -102.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- May 16, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Coordinates
- 33.000, -94.600
Tornado, Kinney
- When
- May 16, 11:08 PM CST
- Where
- Kinney County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 17 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 29.280, -100.420
Tornado, Gaines
- When
- May 16, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Gaines County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.570, -102.570
Hail, Harrison
- When
- May 16, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -94.570
Hail, Crockett
- When
- May 16, 11:24 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.320, -101.300
Tornado, Val Verde
- When
- May 16, 11:29 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -101.320
Hail, Lynn
- When
- May 16, 11:38 PM CST
- Where
- Lynn County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -101.780
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 16, 19891.75 in hail · 28 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 16, 19891 injured · 1.75 in hail · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 16, 19891 in hail · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, May 16, 1989F0 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 16, 19891.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Colorado, May 16, 19891.75 in hail · 2 events
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: 10137502, 10137503, 10137504, 10137505, 10137506, 10137507, 10137508, 10137509, 10137510, 10137511, 10137512, 10137513, 10137514, 10137515, 10137516, 10137517, 10137518, 10137519, 10137520, 10137521, 10137522, 10137523, 10137524, 10137525, 10137526, 10137527, 10137528, 10137529, 10137530, 10137531, 10137532, 10137533, 10137534, 10137535, 10137536, 10137537, 10137538, 10137539, 10137540, 10137541, and more.