Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1990

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1990
Start: 1990-04-24T01:45
End: 1990-04-24T23:54
Location: Texas

April 24, 1990 · NWS AMA · 25 events in 12 counties and zones

18 hail, 7 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $33,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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

18 hail, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Mitchell

When: April 24, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.400, -100.850

Hail, Donley

When: April 24, 3:34 PM CST
Where: Donley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -100.900

Hail, Donley

When: April 24, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Donley County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -100.900

Hail, Gray

When: April 24, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Gray County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -100.600

Tornado, Gray

When: April 24, 5:11 PM CST
Where: Gray County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.4 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 35.170, -100.600

Hail, Wheeler

When: April 24, 5:51 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -100.500

Hail, Gray

When: April 24, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Gray County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.400, -100.820

Hail, Wheeler

When: April 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.370, -100.500

Tornado, Hemphill

When: April 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Hemphill County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.3 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Coordinates: 35.750, -100.200

Hail, Lee

When: April 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 30.350, -96.820

Tornado, Hemphill

When: April 24, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Hemphill County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 130 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.900, -100.050

Tornado, Lipscomb

When: April 24, 8:57 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 110 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.070, -100.150

Hail, Lipscomb

When: April 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.120, -100.020

Hail, Donley

When: April 24, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Donley County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.870, -100.670

Tornado, Donley

When: April 24, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Donley County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 90 yd
Coordinates: 35.130, -100.550

Hail, Lipscomb

When: April 24, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.120, -100.020

Tornado, Wheeler

When: April 24, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.5 mi
Path width: 140 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.220, -100.450

Hail, Gray

When: April 24, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Gray County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -100.600

Hail, Oldham

When: April 24, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Oldham County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -102.250

Tornado, Wheeler

When: April 24, 11:17 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.220, -100.280

Hail, Sherman

When: April 24, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Sherman County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.500, -101.700

Hail, Potter

When: April 24, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Potter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.400, -101.920

Hail, Hartley

When: April 24, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Hartley County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -102.330

Hail, Moore

When: April 24, 11:42 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.770, -101.970

Hail, Moore

When: April 24, 11:54 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.020, -101.800

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1990 Every state in 1990 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1990 Warnings in Texas, April 1990

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: 10137017, 10137018, 10137019, 10137020, 10137021, 10137022, 10137023, 10137024, 10137025, 10137026, 10137027, 10137028, 10137029, 10137030, 10137031, 10137032, 10137033, 10137034, 10137035, 10137036, 10137037, 10137038, 10137039, 10137040, 10137041.