Texas, 1990Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 15, 1990
April 15, 1990 · NWS FTW · 41 events in 21 counties and zones
28 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 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
- $2.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 41
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
28 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Pecos
- When
- April 15, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pecos County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 250 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 30.900, -102.830
Hail, Jones
- When
- April 15, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -99.980
Tornado, Fisher
- When
- April 15, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.9 mi
- Path width
- 73 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -100.530
Tornado, Fisher
- When
- April 15, 5:38 PM CST
- Where
- Fisher County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Path width
- 70 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.600, -100.400
Hail, Taylor
- When
- April 15, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -100.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Shackelford
- When
- April 15, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shackelford County
- Coordinates
- 32.630, -99.430
Hail, Montague
- When
- April 15, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -97.500
Hail, Cooke
- When
- April 15, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -97.420
Hail, Throckmorton
- When
- April 15, 6:22 PM CST
- Where
- Throckmorton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -99.180
Tornado, Nolan
- When
- April 15, 6:44 PM CST
- Where
- Nolan County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.9 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -100.250
Tornado, Cooke
- When
- April 15, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -97.470
Hail, Young
- When
- April 15, 7:07 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -98.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- April 15, 7:09 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -96.550
Hail, Young
- When
- April 15, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -98.770
Hail, Taylor
- When
- April 15, 7:22 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -100.130
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 15, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -96.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Young
- When
- April 15, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Young County
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -98.750
Hail, Fannin
- When
- April 15, 7:27 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -96.320
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 15, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -96.420
Hail, Callahan
- When
- April 15, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -99.200
Hail, Taylor
- When
- April 15, 7:42 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -99.750
Hail, Callahan
- When
- April 15, 7:59 PM CST
- Where
- Callahan County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -99.170
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 15, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -96.850
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 15, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -96.770
Hail, Clay
- When
- April 15, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -98.020
Hail, Montague
- When
- April 15, 8:22 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -97.930
Hail, Grayson
- When
- April 15, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -96.770
Hail, Jack
- When
- April 15, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jack County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -98.170
Hail, Montague
- When
- April 15, 8:33 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -97.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- April 15, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -96.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- April 15, 8:47 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -96.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- April 15, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -101.380
Hail, Fannin
- When
- April 15, 8:52 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.430, -96.350
Hail, Collin
- When
- April 15, 8:52 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -96.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin
- When
- April 15, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -96.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- April 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -96.380
Hail, Wise
- When
- April 15, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -97.680
Hail, Erath
- When
- April 15, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Erath County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -98.200
Hail, Denton
- When
- April 15, 9:34 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -97.250
Hail, Denton
- When
- April 15, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -97.070
Hail, Dallas
- When
- April 15, 10:28 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.630, -96.530
- 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.
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: 10139820, 10140032, 10140033, 10140034, 10140035, 10140036, 10140037, 10140038, 10140039, 10140040, 10140041, 10140042, 10140043, 10140044, 10140045, 10140046, 10140047, 10140048, 10140049, 10140050, 10140051, 10140052, 10140053, 10140054, 10140055, 10140056, 10140057, 10140058, 10140059, 10140060, 10140061, 10140062, 10140063, 10140064, 10140065, 10140066, 10140067, 10140068, 10140069, 10140070, and more.