Texas, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 28, 1991

April 28, 1991 · NWS FTW · 51 events in 32 counties and zones

30 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 9 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.

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  • 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
$1.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
51

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

30 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Mills

When
April 28, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Mills County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -98.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
April 28, 10:43 AM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Coordinates
31.470, -98.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
April 28, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Coordinates
31.700, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque

When
April 28, 11:05 AM CST
Where
Bosque County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.870, -97.720

Hail, Bandera

When
April 28, 11:25 AM CST
Where
Bandera County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.800, -99.200

Tornado, Hamilton

When
April 28, 11:27 AM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.570, -98.280

Tornado, Hamilton

When
April 28, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.670, -98.120

Hail, Llano

When
April 28, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Llano County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.750, -98.670

Hail, Llano

When
April 28, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Llano County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
30.880, -98.470

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 28, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When
April 28, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Coordinates
32.580, -97.320

Hail, Tarrant

When
April 28, 11:48 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -97.350

Hail, Burnet

When
April 28, 11:50 AM CST
Where
Burnet County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.830, -98.220

Hail, Kendall

When
April 28, 11:56 AM CST
Where
Kendall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.970, -98.920

Hail, Johnson

When
April 28, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque

When
April 28, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Bosque County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.070, -97.750

Hail, Denton

When
April 28, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.170, -97.100

Tornado, Denton

When
April 28, 12:33 PM CST
Where
Denton County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.170, -96.870

Hail, Coryell

When
April 28, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Coryell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -97.700

Hail, Blanco

When
April 28, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Blanco County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.070, -98.420

Hail, Ellis

When
April 28, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -96.850

Tornado, Ellis

When
April 28, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
32.480, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
April 28, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.350, -96.570

Hail, Ellis

When
April 28, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -96.670

Hail, Dallas

When
April 28, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -96.670

Hail, Hays

When
April 28, 1:19 PM CST
Where
Hays County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.080, -98.020

Hail, Bexar

When
April 28, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Bexar County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.420, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Collin

When
April 28, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Collin County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
33.020, -96.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
April 28, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.720, -96.630

Tornado, Grayson

When
April 28, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Grayson County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.470, -96.380

Hail, Comal

When
April 28, 1:42 PM CST
Where
Comal County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.700, -98.130

Tornado, Williamson

When
April 28, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Williamson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
30.580, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Travis

When
April 28, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Travis County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
30.430, -97.620

Hail, Anderson

When
April 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.750, -95.400

Hail, Williamson

When
April 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Williamson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
30.620, -97.520

Hail, Guadalupe

When
April 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Guadalupe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.570, -97.950

Hail, Cherokee

When
April 28, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -95.680

Hail, Cherokee

When
April 28, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.950, -95.270

Tornado, Bastrop

When
April 28, 2:58 PM CST
Where
Bastrop County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
29.930, -97.330

Hail, Cherokee

When
April 28, 2:58 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.830, -95.130

Hail, Williamson

When
April 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Williamson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.530, -97.550

Hail, Upshur

When
April 28, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Upshur County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -95.100

Hail, Smith

When
April 28, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -95.170

Hail, Smith

When
April 28, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.150, -95.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When
April 28, 3:08 PM CST
Where
Leon County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.600, -95.800

Tornado, Cherokee

When
April 28, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.850, -95.150

Hail, Rusk

When
April 28, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.300, -94.520

Tornado, Rusk

When
April 28, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.100, -94.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Angelina

When
April 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Angelina County
Coordinates
31.350, -94.580

Hail, Tyler

When
April 28, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Tyler County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.770, -94.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Tom Green

When
April 28, 9:52 PM CST
Where
Tom Green County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
31.470, -100.430

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: 10140452, 10140453, 10140454, 10140455, 10140456, 10140670, 10140671, 10140672, 10140673, 10140674, 10140675, 10140676, 10140677, 10140678, 10140679, 10140680, 10140681, 10140682, 10140683, 10140684, 10140685, 10140686, 10140687, 10140688, 10140689, 10140690, 10140691, 10140692, 10140693, 10140694, 10140695, 10140696, 10140697, 10140698, 10140699, 10140700, 10140701, 10140702, 10140703, 10140704, and more.