Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, January 18, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, January 18, 1991
Start: 1991-01-18T07:05
End: 1991-01-18T10:59
Location: Texas

January 18, 1991 · NWS HOU · 13 events in 6 counties and zones

9 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 4
Property damage: $293,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

9 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Colorado

When: January 18, 7:05 AM CST
Where: Colorado County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.580, -96.520

Tornado, Colorado

When: January 18, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Colorado County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.620, -96.200

Tornado, Colorado

When: January 18, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Colorado County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.820, -96.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Austin

When: January 18, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Austin County
Coordinates: 29.870, -96.330

Tornado, Harris

When: January 18, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.800, -95.800

Tornado, Harris

When: January 18, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.770, -95.450

Tornado, Harris

When: January 18, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.980, -95.350

Tornado, Harris

When: January 18, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Harris County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.730, -95.370

Tornado, Matagorda

When: January 18, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Matagorda County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 28.980, -95.950

Tornado, Brazoria

When: January 18, 10:20 AM CST
Where: Brazoria County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.050, -95.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When: January 18, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Galveston County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 29.070, -95.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When: January 18, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Galveston County
Coordinates: 29.400, -95.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When: January 18, 10:59 AM CST
Where: Galveston County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 29.270, -94.850

What these are

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.

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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: 10136977, 10136978, 10137831, 10137832, 10137833, 10137834, 10137835, 10137836, 10137837, 10137838, 10137839, 10137840, 10137841.