Texas, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, January 17, 1990

January 17, 1990 · NWS FTW · 12 events in 10 counties and zones

7 hail, 5 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.

  • 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Midland

When
January 17, 1:36 AM CST
Where
Midland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.920, -101.830

Hail, Midland

When
January 17, 1:58 AM CST
Where
Midland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.920, -101.820

Hail, Glasscock

When
January 17, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Glasscock County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.670, -101.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
January 17, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
33.180, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
January 17, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Collin County
Coordinates
33.020, -96.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman

When
January 17, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Kaufman County
Coordinates
32.450, -96.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When
January 17, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Van Zandt County
Coordinates
32.520, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
January 17, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Bowie County
Coordinates
33.500, -94.620

Hail, McLennan

When
January 17, 4:20 PM CST
Where
McLennan County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.650, -97.270

Hail, Cherokee

When
January 17, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.950, -95.270

Hail, Shelby

When
January 17, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.930, -94.350

Hail, Panola

When
January 17, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -94.370

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.

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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: 10139441, 10139442, 10139443, 10139444, 10139445, 10139446, 10139447, 10139448, 10139449, 10139450, 10139451, 10139452.