Texas, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 1990

May 27, 1990 · NWS FTW · 37 events in 25 counties and zones

21 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
37

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

21 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cooke

When
May 27, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Cooke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.650, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When
May 27, 2:34 AM CST
Where
Bowie County
Coordinates
33.350, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin

When
May 27, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Fannin County
Coordinates
33.580, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When
May 27, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Coordinates
32.030, -94.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
May 27, 12:22 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.430, -94.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 27, 12:52 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
31.950, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When
May 27, 12:57 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Coordinates
32.300, -94.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When
May 27, 12:57 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Coordinates
31.920, -94.670

Hail, Brown

When
May 27, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.520, -98.980

Tornado, Clay

When
May 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
33.570, -98.200

Tornado, Clay

When
May 27, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
33.650, -98.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler

When
May 27, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Tyler County
Coordinates
30.680, -94.180

Hail, San Saba

When
May 27, 4:55 PM CST
Where
San Saba County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -98.830

Hail, Clay

When
May 27, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.550, -98.020

Hail, Brown

When
May 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -99.020

Hail, Clay

When
May 27, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.520, -98.000

Hail, Montague

When
May 27, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Montague County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.570, -97.850

Hail, Parker

When
May 27, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -97.850

Hail, Comanche

When
May 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -98.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When
May 27, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
32.870, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Parker

When
May 27, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
32.750, -98.020

Hail, Hamilton

When
May 27, 6:59 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.980, -98.030

Hail, Somervell

When
May 27, 6:59 PM CST
Where
Somervell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.230, -97.720

Hail, Parker

When
May 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.680, -97.930

Hail, Parker

When
May 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Parker County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -97.800

Hail, Hood

When
May 27, 7:21 PM CST
Where
Hood County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.370, -98.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When
May 27, 7:31 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Coordinates
32.380, -98.170

Hail, Erath

When
May 27, 7:41 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.230, -98.370

Hail, Johnson

When
May 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -97.330

Hail, Erath

When
May 27, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -98.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When
May 27, 7:58 PM CST
Where
Erath County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
32.230, -98.200

Hail, Gillespie

When
May 27, 9:21 PM CST
Where
Gillespie County
Measured
2.25 in hail
Coordinates
30.300, -99.250

Hail, Coryell

When
May 27, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Coryell County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.430, -97.750

Hail, Lampasas

When
May 27, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Lampasas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.070, -98.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When
May 27, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Bell County
Coordinates
31.070, -97.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When
May 27, 11:54 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
30.280, -97.750

Hail, Burnet

When
May 27, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.920, -98.220

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.
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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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: 10137096, 10137097, 10137098, 10137099, 10137100, 10137101, 10137102, 10137103, 10137104, 10137105, 10137106, 10137107, 10137108, 10137109, 10137110, 10137111, 10137112, 10137113, 10137114, 10137115, 10137116, 10137117, 10137118, 10137119, 10137972, 10137973, 10137974, 10137975, 10137976, 10137977, 10137978, 10137979, 10137980, 10137981, 10137982, 10137983, 10138195.