Texas, 1990Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 2, 1990
May 2, 1990 · NWS FTW · 19 events in 15 counties and zones
13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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
13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- May 2, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -95.700
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- May 2, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -97.320
Hail, Tom Green
- When
- May 2, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Tom Green County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -100.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- May 2, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -96.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- May 2, 9:18 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -96.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- May 2, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 2, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.470, -97.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Somervell
- When
- May 2, 10:08 PM CST
- Where
- Somervell County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -97.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin
- When
- May 2, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -95.920
Hail, Gillespie
- When
- May 2, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Gillespie County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.200, -99.250
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 2, 10:23 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -97.380
Tornado, Bosque
- When
- May 2, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.970, -97.570
Hail, Hill
- When
- May 2, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hill County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -97.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- May 2, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -97.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- May 2, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -96.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- May 2, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -96.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- May 2, 11:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.630, -96.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman
- When
- May 2, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -96.470
Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan
- When
- May 2, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.550, -97.150
- 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.
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: 10139291, 10139292, 10139293, 10139294, 10139295, 10139296, 10139297, 10139298, 10139299, 10139300, 10139301, 10139302, 10139303, 10139304, 10139305, 10139306, 10139307, 10139308, 10139309.