Texas, 1990

Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 9, 1990

April 9, 1990 · NWS SPS · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

9 hail, 4 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
12
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor

When
April 9, 6:42 PM CST
Where
Baylor County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.750, -99.230

Hail, Wichita

When
April 9, 7:07 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -98.830

Hail, Wichita

When
April 9, 7:23 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.850, -98.830

Tornado, Wichita

When
April 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
33.950, -98.700

Hail, Wichita

When
April 9, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -98.500

Hail, Wichita

When
April 9, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.900, -98.430

Hail, Clay

When
April 9, 8:28 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Archer

When
April 9, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Archer County
Injuries
12 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.800, -98.700

Hail, Ochiltree

When
April 9, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.130, -100.800

Hail, Ochiltree

When
April 9, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Ochiltree County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.400, -100.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor

When
April 9, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Baylor County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
33.600, -99.270

Hail, Throckmorton

When
April 9, 11:18 PM CST
Where
Throckmorton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -99.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Montague

When
April 9, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Montague County
Coordinates
33.780, -97.780

Hail, Young

When
April 9, 11:47 PM CST
Where
Young County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -98.600

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: 10138915, 10138916, 10138917, 10138918, 10138919, 10138920, 10138921, 10138922, 10138923, 10138924, 10138925, 10138926, 10138927, 10138928.