Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, December 21, 1990

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, December 21, 1990
Start: 1990-12-21T08:40
End: 1990-12-21T13:43
Location: Texas

December 21, 1990 · NWS SHV · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Smith

When: December 21, 8:40 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.230, -95.220

Hail, Upshur

When: December 21, 8:54 AM CST
Where: Upshur County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.630, -94.930

Hail, Harrison

When: December 21, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.680, -94.570

Hail, Marion

When: December 21, 9:18 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -94.380

Hail, Cass

When: December 21, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.030, -94.130

Hail, Panola

When: December 21, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.130, -94.130

Hail, Shelby

When: December 21, 1:23 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.800, -94.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: December 21, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 31.970, -94.070

Hail, Panola

When: December 21, 1:43 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.070, -94.070

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1990 Every state in 1990 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, December 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: 10136935, 10136936, 10136937, 10136938, 10136939, 10136940, 10136941, 10136942, 10136943.