Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hood County, Texas, May 4, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries22
Length3.5 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.48, -97.87) to the end point (32.45, -97.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1989, 9:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hood County
- Path
- 3.5 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 22 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.