Texas, 1990

Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 14, 1990

April 14, 1990 · NWS GLS · 29 events in 18 counties and zones

16 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
3
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

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

16 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kent

When
April 14, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Kent County
Coordinates
33.180, -100.770

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 14, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -97.400

Hail, Parker

When
April 14, 12:25 AM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -97.820

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
April 14, 12:43 AM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -98.370

Hail, Erath

When
April 14, 12:50 AM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -98.420

Hail, Stephens

When
April 14, 12:55 AM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -98.900

Hail, Fisher

When
April 14, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Fisher County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.920, -100.530

Hail, Eastland

When
April 14, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Eastland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -98.680

Hail, Stephens

When
April 14, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.630, -98.770

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 14, 1:14 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.930, -97.250

Hail, Erath

When
April 14, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -98.370

Hail, Denton

When
April 14, 1:25 AM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.030, -97.100

Hail, Stephens

When
April 14, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -98.900

Hail, Stephens

When
April 14, 1:41 AM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.650, -98.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Hill

When
April 14, 1:45 AM CST
Where
Hill County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.100, -97.080

Hail, Palo Pinto

When
April 14, 1:54 AM CST
Where
Palo Pinto County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -98.300

Tornado, Bosque

When
April 14, 3:50 AM CST
Where
Bosque County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
440 yd
Coordinates
31.950, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque

When
April 14, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Bosque County
Coordinates
31.920, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Hill

When
April 14, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Hill County
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.170, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When
April 14, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Chambers County
Coordinates
29.850, -94.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Matagorda

When
April 14, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Matagorda County
Coordinates
28.980, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 14, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
29.900, -93.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Harris

When
April 14, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Harris County
Coordinates
29.730, -95.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When
April 14, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Liberty County
Coordinates
30.030, -94.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When
April 14, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Chambers County
Coordinates
29.770, -94.680

Hail, Galveston

When
April 14, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Galveston County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.470, -94.980

Hail, Galveston

When
April 14, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Galveston County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.300, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
April 14, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
30.020, -93.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 14, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
30.080, -94.100

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.
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.

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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: 10138944, 10138945, 10138946, 10138947, 10138948, 10138949, 10138950, 10138951, 10138952, 10138953, 10138954, 10138955, 10138956, 10138957, 10138958, 10138959, 10138960, 10138961, 10139809, 10139810, 10139811, 10139812, 10139813, 10139814, 10139815, 10139816, 10139817, 10139818, 10139819.