Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1991
Start: 1991-04-24T13:00
End: 1991-04-24T22:40
Location: Texas

April 24, 1991 · NWS FTW · 34 events in 22 counties and zones

26 hail, 4 tornado, 4 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $300,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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

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

Hail, Hall

When: April 24, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.720, -100.530

Hail, Childress

When: April 24, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Childress County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.420, -100.200

Hail, Crosby

When: April 24, 1:34 PM CST
Where: Crosby County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.670, -101.520

Hail, Collingsworth

When: April 24, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Collingsworth County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.850, -100.220

Hail, Dickens

When: April 24, 1:51 PM CST
Where: Dickens County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.430, -100.850

Hail, Crosby

When: April 24, 1:58 PM CST
Where: Crosby County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.750, -101.380

Hail, Dickens

When: April 24, 2:12 PM CST
Where: Dickens County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.480, -100.830

Tornado, Kent

When: April 24, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Kent County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.1 mi
Path width: 350 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.300, -100.750

Hail, Stonewall

When: April 24, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Stonewall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.150, -100.230

Hail, Kent

When: April 24, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Kent County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.350, -100.770

Tornado, Stonewall

When: April 24, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Stonewall County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.1 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.150, -100.050

Hail, Armstrong

When: April 24, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Armstrong County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -101.580

Tornado, Swisher

When: April 24, 3:38 PM CST
Where: Swisher County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Coordinates: 34.730, -101.670

Tornado, Haskell

When: April 24, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Haskell County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.150, -99.770

Hail, Armstrong

When: April 24, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Armstrong County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -101.550

Hail, Carson

When: April 24, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Carson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -101.100

Hail, Eastland

When: April 24, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Eastland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.380, -98.970

Hail, Eastland

When: April 24, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Eastland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.270, -98.830

Hail, Erath

When: April 24, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Erath County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.250, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Erath

When: April 24, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Erath County
Coordinates: 32.380, -98.170

Hail, Erath

When: April 24, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Erath County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.250, -98.370

Hail, Erath

When: April 24, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Erath County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.220, -98.180

Hail, Hood

When: April 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hood County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.380, -97.730

Hail, Johnson

When: April 24, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.300, -97.620

Hail, Somervell

When: April 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Somervell County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.230, -97.750

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 24, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.630, -98.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: April 24, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 32.430, -97.120

Hail, Dallas

When: April 24, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -96.950

Hail, Hill

When: April 24, 8:12 PM CST
Where: Hill County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.170, -97.150

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 24, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.630, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: April 24, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Coordinates: 32.200, -96.780

Hail, Navarro

When: April 24, 8:51 PM CST
Where: Navarro County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.100, -96.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: April 24, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Coordinates: 33.650, -96.920

Hail, Grayson

When: April 24, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.520, -96.480

What these are

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1991 Warnings in Texas, April 1991

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: 10139323, 10139324, 10139325, 10139326, 10139327, 10139538, 10139539, 10139540, 10139541, 10139542, 10139543, 10139544, 10139545, 10139546, 10139547, 10139548, 10139549, 10139550, 10139551, 10139552, 10139553, 10139554, 10139555, 10139556, 10139557, 10139558, 10139559, 10139560, 10139561, 10139562, 10139563, 10139564, 10139565, 10139566.