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1990 tornadoes in Texas

158 tornadoes touched down in Texas in 1990, 25 percent above the average of the record for the state. They killed 2 people and injured 62. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above.

1989 1991 The whole country in 1990

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Every tornado in Texas in 1990

January 19 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
January 19	11:30 AM CST	F2	Dallas	0.8	50	1	$500,000 to $5 million
January 19	3:40 PM CST	F3	Trinity	13.0	100	2	$500,000 to $5 million
January 19	6:10 PM CST	F0	San Augustine	0.2	10

February 1 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 1	5:23 PM CST	F1	McLennan	0.2	10

February 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 9	5:16 PM CST	F2	Nacogdoches	25.0	100		1

February 27 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 27	2:20 PM CST	F0	Presidio	0.5	20

March 13 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 13	5:30 PM CST	F0	Throckmorton	0.2	10

March 14 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
March 14	9:45 AM CST	F3	Bell	9.0	50	$50,000 to $500,000
March 14	9:59 AM CST	F2	Hill	0.2	10
March 14	12:05 PM CST	F2	Rains	4.0	50

April 1 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 1	4:10 PM CDT	F0	Runnels	0.5	50

April 5 14 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
April 5	5:00 PM CDT	F1	Young	0.2	10
April 5	5:24 PM CDT	F0	Fisher	0.5	40
April 5	5:45 PM CDT	F0	Fisher	0.8	70
April 5	7:00 PM CDT	F2	Taylor	0.2	10
April 5	7:22 PM CDT	F2	Jones	0.2	10
April 5	7:40 PM CDT	F1	Palo Pinto	0.2	10
April 5	7:47 PM CDT	F2	Parker	0.2	10
April 5	7:53 PM CDT	F2	Parker	0.2	10
April 5	7:55 PM CDT	F1	Callahan	0.2	10
April 5	7:58 PM CDT	F1	Parker	0.2	10
April 5	8:30 PM CDT	F1	Eastland	2.0	50
April 5	8:40 PM CDT	F0	Hopkins	0.2	10
April 5	9:33 PM CDT	F2	Tarrant	0.2	10	$500,000 to $5 million
April 5	11:10 PM CDT	F0	Coryell	0.2	10

April 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 9	9:00 PM CDT	F1	Wichita	0.2	10

April 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 14	4:50 AM CDT	F1	Bosque	1.0	440

April 15 5 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
April 15	5:30 PM CDT	F2	Pecos	3.5	250	$500,000 to $5 million
April 15	6:10 PM CDT	F0	Fisher	0.9	73
April 15	6:38 PM CDT	F0	Fisher	0.8	70
April 15	7:44 PM CDT	F0	Nolan	0.9	60
April 15	7:50 PM CDT	F1	Cooke	0.2	10

April 23 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
April 23	7:00 PM CDT	F0	Reagan	1.2	80
April 23	7:15 PM CDT	F0	Briscoe	1.3	70
April 23	7:35 PM CDT	F0	Briscoe	1.0	60

April 24 7 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 24	6:11 PM CDT	F0	Gray	1.4	80		$50 to $500
April 24	8:30 PM CDT	F0	Hemphill	1.3	70
April 24	9:15 PM CDT	F1	Hemphill	3.0	130		$500 to $5,000
April 24	9:57 PM CDT	F1	Lipscomb	2.5	110		$500 to $5,000
April 24	10:40 PM CDT	F0	Donley	1.5	90
April 24	11:30 PM CDT	F1	Wheeler	3.5	140	1	$500 to $5,000
April 24	12:17 AM CDT	F1	Wheeler	4.0	250		$5,000 to $50,000

April 25 10 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
April 25	4:30 PM CDT	F2	Parker	4.0	300
April 25	4:44 PM CDT	F4	Parker	10.0	880	$500,000 to $5 million
April 25	5:13 PM CDT	F1	Parker	0.2	10
April 25	5:20 PM CDT	F2	Wise	5.0	100
April 25	5:50 PM CDT	F1	Wise	0.2	10
April 25	6:05 PM CDT	F2	Wise	0.2	10
April 25	6:25 PM CDT	F2	Comanche	4.0	50	$5 million to $50 million
April 25	7:55 PM CDT	F1	Comanche	2.0	50
April 25	10:14 PM CDT	F1	Erath	4.0	50
April 25	10:55 PM CDT	F1	Parker	0.2	10

April 27 14 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 27	4:15 PM CDT	F2	Hill	0.2	10
April 27	4:27 PM CDT	F2	Bosque	0.2	10
April 27	4:40 PM CDT	F1	Limestone	0.2	10
April 27	4:40 PM CDT	F3	Limestone	4.0	100		$500,000 to $5 million
April 27	5:45 PM CDT	F2	Limestone	16.0	880	8	$5 million to $50 million
April 27	6:05 PM CDT	F1	Limestone	0.2	10
April 27	6:05 PM CDT	F1	Leon	0.2	10
April 27	6:30 PM CDT	F1	Anderson	0.2	10
April 27	6:58 PM CDT	F0	Brazos	0.2	10
April 27	7:17 PM CDT	F2	Harrison	1.0	100
April 27	7:27 PM CDT	F2	Harrison	0.2	10
April 27	7:35 PM CDT	F1	Angelina	0.2	10
April 27	7:35 PM CDT	F1	San Augustine	0.2	10
April 27	8:05 PM CDT	F1	Shelby	4.0	50

May 2 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 2	11:30 PM CDT	F2	Bosque	0.2	10

May 3 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 3	1:55 AM CDT	F2	Lamar	2.0	100		13
May 3	3:32 PM CDT	F1	Nacogdoches	0.2	10

May 12 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
May 12	2:30 AM CDT	F1	Panola	1.5	150
May 12	7:45 AM CDT	F1	Nacogdoches	0.2	10
May 12	8:30 AM CDT	F1	San Augustine	0.2	10

May 14 9 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
May 14	5:30 PM CDT	F1	King	2.0	150
May 14	5:45 PM CDT	F2	Jones	2.0	100	2	$50,000 to $500,000
May 14	6:08 PM CDT	F2	Jones	0.2	10	2
May 14	6:20 PM CDT	F1	Jones	0.2	10
May 14	6:30 PM CDT	F2	Jones	0.2	10	3
May 14	6:48 PM CDT	F3	Jones	0.2	10	2
May 14	7:10 PM CDT	F1	Knox	7.0	50
May 14	7:47 PM CDT	F1	Jones	0.2	10
May 14	8:30 PM CDT	F1	Jones	0.2	10

May 16 8 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
May 16	3:50 PM CDT	F2	Morris	0.2	10
May 16	3:50 PM CDT	F1	Cass	0.2	10
May 16	4:00 PM CDT	F2	Bowie	0.2	10
May 16	4:10 PM CDT	F2	Cass	0.2	10
May 16	4:25 PM CDT	F1	Bowie	0.2	10
May 16	4:35 PM CDT	F2	Bowie	0.2	10
May 16	8:30 PM CDT	F1	Titus	0.2	10
May 16	9:00 PM CDT	F1	Titus	0.2	10

May 18 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 18	4:25 PM CDT	F2	McLennan	0.2	10
May 18	6:25 PM CDT	F0	Travis	0.2	10

May 20 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 20	11:10 AM CDT	F1	McLennan	0.2	10

May 22 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 22	12:05 PM CDT	F0	Calhoun	1.5	10

May 27 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 27	5:30 PM CDT	F1	Clay	0.2	10
May 27	5:35 PM CDT	F1	Clay	2.0	50

May 29 5 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 29	1:33 PM CDT	F0	Lamb	1.5	60
May 29	2:00 PM CDT	F2	Lamb	2.4	150	$5,000 to $50,000
May 29	3:39 PM CDT	F0	Lynn	0.7	40
May 29	6:37 PM CDT	F0	Stonewall	0.6	40
May 29	12:15 AM CDT	F1	Wise	0.2	10

May 30 14 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
May 30	6:09 PM CDT	F1	Smith	0.2	10
May 30	6:13 PM CDT	F1	Smith	0.2	10
May 30	6:30 PM CDT	F2	Cass	0.2	10
May 30	6:55 PM CDT	F2	Cass	0.2	10
May 30	7:00 PM CDT	F2	Harrison	0.2	10
May 30	7:05 PM CDT	F2	Harrison	0.2	10
May 30	7:13 PM CDT	F2	Marion	2.0	100
May 30	7:15 PM CDT	F2	Rusk	1.5	100
May 30	7:41 PM CDT	F2	Rusk	0.2	10
May 30	7:50 PM CDT	F2	Panola	0.2	10
May 30	8:20 PM CDT	F2	Panola	0.2	10
May 30	8:35 PM CDT	F2	Rusk	0.2	10
May 30	8:50 PM CDT	F2	Marion	0.2	10
May 30	8:50 PM CDT	F2	Marion	0.2	10

May 31 14 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 31	4:30 PM CDT	F1	Ochiltree	7.0	177	$50 to $500
May 31	5:09 PM CDT	F0	Ochiltree	1.2	50
May 31	6:41 PM CDT	F3	Ochiltree	14.0	1,407	$500,000 to $5 million
May 31	6:45 PM CDT	F0	Hansford	1.3	60	$500 to $5,000
May 31	8:15 PM CDT	F2	Hansford	5.5	600	$500,000 to $5 million
May 31	8:48 PM CDT	F1	Dawson	2.5	130
May 31	9:08 PM CDT	F0	Ochiltree	0.7	70
May 31	9:14 PM CDT	F0	Hansford	0.6	50
May 31	10:45 PM CDT	F2	Ochiltree	3.0	450	$50,000 to $500,000
May 31	11:15 PM CDT	F0	Hemphill	0.6	77
May 31	11:41 PM CDT	F0	Hemphill	0.5	70	$50 to $500
May 31	11:58 PM CDT	F1	Hemphill	1.1	90	under $50
May 31	12:23 AM CDT	F0	Wheeler	0.8	80	$50 to $500
May 31	12:49 AM CDT	F0	Wheeler	0.6	67

June 1 6 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 1	3:23 PM CDT	F1	Crane	1.3	100
June 1	4:18 PM CDT	F0	Pecos	1.1	70
June 1	4:18 PM CDT	F1	Crane	1.2	100
June 1	5:20 PM CDT	F4	Bakersfield Valley tornado	22.0	1,233	2	21	$5 million to $50 million
June 1	6:40 PM CDT	F1	Pecos	2.1	110			$5,000 to $50,000
June 1	12:25 AM CDT	F0	Reagan	1.6	70

June 8 12 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
June 8	6:35 PM CDT	F1	Gray	1.4	90
June 8	7:27 PM CDT	F0	Gray	1.2	80
June 8	7:30 PM CDT	F0	Carson	0.8	70
June 8	7:47 PM CDT	F0	Carson	1.1	70
June 8	7:49 PM CDT	F0	Carson	0.9	60
June 8	8:04 PM CDT	F2	Carson	2.6	300	$50 to $500
June 8	8:23 PM CDT	F0	Carson	1.0	60
June 8	8:46 PM CDT	F0	Carson	1.2	80
June 8	8:55 PM CDT	F1	Wheeler	2.2	110	$5,000 to $50,000
June 8	9:05 PM CDT	F0	Carson	1.2	60
June 8	9:20 PM CDT	F0	Gray	1.8	70
June 8	9:50 PM CDT	F2	Wheeler	1.6	200	$5,000 to $50,000

June 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 14	4:44 PM CDT	F0	Roberts	0.7	73

June 24 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 24	5:40 PM CDT	F0	Dawson	1.3	60

July 15 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries
July 15	3:30 PM CDT	F0	Kerr	0.2	10	6
July 15	4:12 PM CDT	F0	Carson	1.2	60
July 15	4:30 PM CDT	F0	Carson	1.5	73
July 15	5:34 PM CDT	F0	Carson	1.9	100

July 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 30	3:45 PM CDT	F1	Runnels	1.2	63			$5,000 to $50,000

August 3 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 3	7:00 PM CDT	F0	Yoakum	1.3	73

August 4 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 4	2:15 PM CDT	F0	Gaines	0.3	40

September 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 11	12:25 PM CDT	F0	Medina	0.2	10

September 21 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 21	1:55 PM CDT	F0	Ector	0.4	60

September 28 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 28	2:05 PM CDT	F0	Floyd	1.1	70

Nearby

Every tornado in Texas since 1950 Warnings in force in Texas The live radar over Texas

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.