September 1989 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In September 1989, 77 hail, 166 damaging-wind and 31 tornado reports were logged on 25 storm days across 34 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Chaves County, NM on September 12, 1989. The most hail reports came on September 1, 1989 (18).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of September 1989
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1989 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 2.00″ | 7 |
| Sep 3, 1989 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 2.75″ | 10 |
| Sep 8, 1989 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1.75″ | 8 |
| Sep 12, 1989 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3.00″ | 6 |
| Sep 9, 1989 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1.75″ | 4 |
| Sep 17, 1989 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1.75″ | 7 |
| Sep 7, 1989 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1.75″ | 6 |
| Sep 2, 1989 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1.75″ | 7 |
| Sep 6, 1989 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2.00″ | 5 |
| Sep 16, 1989 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1.75″ | 4 |
Largest hail reported in September 1989
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 1989 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Chaves County, NM |
| Sep 3, 1989 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Garden County, NE |
| Sep 12, 1989 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Chaves County, NM |
| Sep 1, 1989 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Custer County, OK |
| Sep 6, 1989 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Box Butte County, NE |
| Sep 1, 1989 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Cleburne County, AR |
| Sep 1, 1989 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Pottawatomie County, OK |
| Sep 2, 1989 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Roosevelt County, MT |
| Sep 2, 1989 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Morrill County, NE |
| Sep 2, 1989 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Morrill County, NE |
Storm reports by state, September 1989
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| Kansas | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Nebraska | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Indiana | 0 | 19 | 0 | – |
| Florida | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.75″ |
| Texas | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Idaho | 0 | 14 | 0 | – |
| Alabama | 0 | 9 | 1 | – |
| Iowa | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.88″ |
| Colorado | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Virginia | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Montana | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Dakota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Michigan | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| South Carolina | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Arizona | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| California | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Georgia | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Kentucky | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Ohio | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| South Dakota | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Tennessee | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Illinois | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Maryland | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
Every storm day in September 1989
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.