Texas, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 3, 1990

May 3, 1990 · NWS SHV · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 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
18
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When
May 3, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Hunt County
Coordinates
33.130, -96.120

Hail, Bell

When
May 3, 12:06 AM CST
Where
Bell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.130, -97.730

Tornado, Lamar

When
May 3, 12:55 AM CST
Where
Lamar County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
13 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.650, -95.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 3, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
31.650, -94.350

Tornado, Nacogdoches

When
May 3, 2:32 PM CST
Where
Nacogdoches County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
31.620, -94.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When
May 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Nacogdoches County
Coordinates
31.500, -94.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 3, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
31.900, -94.000

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.

The same day elsewhere

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Every storm in Texas in 1990Every state in 1990This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1990Warnings in Texas, May 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: 10139310, 10139311, 10139312, 10139313, 10139314, 10139315, 10140162.