September 1990 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In September 1990, 194 hail, 417 damaging-wind and 45 tornado reports were logged on 27 storm days across 41 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Perkins County, SD on September 1, 1990. The most hail reports came on September 10, 1990 (32).
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 1990
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1990 | 3 | 102 | 12 | 1.75″ | 10 |
| Sep 6, 1990 | 17 | 81 | 7 | 2.00″ | 9 |
| Sep 7, 1990 | 23 | 44 | 1 | 2.50″ | 13 |
| Sep 10, 1990 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 2.00″ | 9 |
| Sep 2, 1990 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1.75″ | 11 |
| Sep 9, 1990 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 2.75″ | 12 |
| Sep 1, 1990 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 4.00″ | 5 |
| Sep 4, 1990 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0.75″ | 4 |
| Sep 11, 1990 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2.75″ | 8 |
| Sep 13, 1990 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2.00″ | 6 |
Largest hail reported in September 1990
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1990 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Perkins County, SD |
| Sep 5, 1990 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Aitkin County, MN |
| Sep 9, 1990 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Pierce County, WI |
| Sep 9, 1990 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Clark County, WI |
| Sep 11, 1990 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Barron County, WI |
| Sep 11, 1990 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Washburn County, WI |
| Sep 7, 1990 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Clark County, IN |
| Sep 1, 1990 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Harding County, SD |
| Sep 1, 1990 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Perkins County, SD |
| Sep 5, 1990 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Carlton County, MN |
Storm reports by state, September 1990
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 5 | 56 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 53 | 4 | 0.75″ |
| Michigan | 5 | 46 | 10 | 1.75″ |
| Texas | 20 | 27 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| Minnesota | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2.75″ |
| Indiana | 12 | 15 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| West Virginia | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Georgia | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Florida | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0.75″ |
| Kentucky | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Louisiana | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1.00″ |
| North Dakota | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Maine | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| South Carolina | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Virginia | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Arizona | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Illinois | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| Kansas | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| New York | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| South Dakota | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.00″ |
| Utah | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| California | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| Colorado | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Missouri | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Alabama | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Vermont | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nevada | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in September 1990
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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.