Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 1991
Start: 1991-04-26T16:45
End: 1991-04-26T23:45
Location: Texas

April 26, 1991 · 52 events in 23 counties and zones

36 hail, 9 tornado, 7 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $1.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 52

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

36 hail, 9 tornado, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.880, -94.170

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.880, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: April 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 32.050, -95.500

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 29.900, -93.930

Hail, Anderson

When: April 26, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.050, -95.500

Hail, Orange

When: April 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.120, -94.020

Hail, Henderson

When: April 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Henderson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -95.680

Hail, Wood

When: April 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.680, -95.470

Hail, Rusk

When: April 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 32.250, -94.930

Hail, Smith

When: April 26, 5:47 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.150, -95.120

Tornado, Cherokee

When: April 26, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.020, -95.380

Hail, Smith

When: April 26, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.130, -95.330

Tornado, Cherokee

When: April 26, 6:11 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.050, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: April 26, 6:39 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 30.330, -95.470

Tornado, Smith

When: April 26, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.180, -95.020

Hail, Montague

When: April 26, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Montague County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.670, -97.720

Tornado, Rusk

When: April 26, 6:44 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.180, -94.980

Hail, Rusk

When: April 26, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 32.270, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: April 26, 6:57 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 32.270, -94.700

Tornado, Rusk

When: April 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.150, -94.870

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.420, -95.470

Hail, Cooke

When: April 26, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Cooke County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.650, -97.380

Hail, Rusk

When: April 26, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.380, -94.880

Hail, Gregg

When: April 26, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.380, -94.880

Tornado, Rusk

When: April 26, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.150, -94.800

Hail, Cooke

When: April 26, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Cooke County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.630, -97.150

Hail, San Jacinto

When: April 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where: San Jacinto County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.500, -95.020

Hail, Rusk

When: April 26, 7:37 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.350, -94.650

Hail, Cooke

When: April 26, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Cooke County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.500, -97.300

Hail, Harrison

When: April 26, 8:19 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.470, -94.370

Hail, Gregg

When: April 26, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Gregg County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.380, -94.580

Hail, Rusk

When: April 26, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.370, -94.580

Hail, Lamar

When: April 26, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.620, -95.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: April 26, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 33.670, -95.380

Hail, Rusk

When: April 26, 8:41 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.150, -94.870

Hail, Tyler

When: April 26, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Tyler County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.770, -94.430

Hail, Polk

When: April 26, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 30.700, -94.930

Hail, Harrison

When: April 26, 8:51 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -94.370

Tornado, Red River

When: April 26, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.630, -95.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Tyler

When: April 26, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Tyler County
Coordinates: 30.670, -94.420

Tornado, Red River

When: April 26, 9:19 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.670, -95.170

Tornado, Red River

When: April 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.750, -95.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: April 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 32.530, -94.370

Hail, Grayson

When: April 26, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.620, -96.570

Hail, Tyler

When: April 26, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Tyler County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.770, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: April 26, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Coordinates: 33.750, -96.550

Hail, Fannin

When: April 26, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Fannin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.580, -96.180

Hail, Camp

When: April 26, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Camp County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.000, -94.970

Hail, Fannin

When: April 26, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Fannin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.580, -95.920

Hail, Newton

When: April 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.880, -93.870

Hail, Morris

When: April 26, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.920, -94.700

Hail, Lamar

When: April 26, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 33.620, -95.700

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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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: 10139588, 10139589, 10139590, 10139591, 10139592, 10139593, 10139594, 10139595, 10139596, 10137049, 10137050, 10137051, 10137052, 10137053, 10137054, 10137055, 10137056, 10137057, 10137058, 10137059, 10137060, 10137273, 10137274, 10137275, 10137276, 10137277, 10137278, 10137279, 10137280, 10137281, 10137282, 10137283, 10137284, 10137285, 10137286, 10137287, 10137288, 10137289, 10137290, 10137291, and more.