Texas, 1991Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 17, 1991
April 17, 1991 · NWS FTW · 19 events in 13 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- 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
10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Coleman
- When
- April 17, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Coleman County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -99.200
Hail, Brown
- When
- April 17, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -98.980
Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- April 17, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -98.320
Hail, Palo Pinto
- When
- April 17, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.630, -98.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- April 17, 3:57 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -97.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- April 17, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County
- Coordinates
- 32.830, -97.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- April 17, 4:37 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -96.900
Hail, Blanco
- When
- April 17, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Blanco County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -98.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- April 17, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -97.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- April 17, 5:11 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -96.830
Tornado, Bastrop
- When
- April 17, 5:51 PM CST
- Where
- Bastrop County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 30.350, -97.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Burleson
- When
- April 17, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burleson County
- Coordinates
- 30.470, -96.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop
- When
- April 17, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Bastrop County
- Coordinates
- 30.080, -97.320
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 17, 6:22 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.280, -96.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- April 17, 6:26 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Coordinates
- 30.150, -97.020
Tornado, Fayette
- When
- April 17, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 30.050, -96.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- April 17, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Coordinates
- 29.930, -96.870
Hail, Fayette
- When
- April 17, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -96.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- April 17, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -95.280
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 17, 1991$60 · F1 · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 17, 19912 in hail · 44 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 17, 19911.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in South Carolina, April 17, 19910.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Arkansas, April 17, 19910.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Missouri, April 17, 19910.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Georgia, April 17, 19910.88 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in North Carolina, April 17, 19910.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10140524, 10140525, 10140526, 10140527, 10140741, 10140742, 10140743, 10140744, 10140745, 10140746, 10140747, 10140748, 10140749, 10140750, 10140751, 10140752, 10140753, 10140754, 10140755.