This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from January to March 1990.
Table of Contents
January[edit]
Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU
F0
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
Total
0
7
1
2
1
0
0
11
January 14 event[edit]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, January 14, 1990
F#
Location
County
State
Time (UTC)
Path length
Max. width
Summary
Refs
F0
San Diego
San Diego
CA
1130
0.10 miles (0.16 km)
10 yards (9.1 m)
Brief touchdown with US$250,000 in damage reported.
[1]
January 19 event[edit]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, January 19, 1990
F#
Location
County
State
Time (UTC)
Path length
Max. width
Summary
Refs
F2
Garland
Dallas
TX
1730
0.80 miles (1.29 km)
50 yards (46 m)
Numerous houses were damaged, with 18 sustaining severe damage and six being declared “uninhabitable” following the tornado. Several houses had their roofs completely removed and exterior walls severely damaged or mostly demolished. One person was injured.
[2]
F3
Apple Springs to W of Lufkin
Trinity, Angelina
TX
2140
13 miles (21 km)
100 yards (91 m)
This strong tornado first struck Apple Springs, damaging around 20 homes, overturning a mobile home and shifting it around 70 feet, and snapping several power poles. The tornado then moved northeast into Angelina County while intensifying and reaching F3 strength near Hudson. 41 permanent houses and three mobile homes were damaged in Hudson, with nine houses being severely damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. Several fences and a satellite dish were blown over as well.
[3]
F0
W of Brokeland
San Augustine County, Texas
TX
0010
0.20 miles (0.32 km)
10 yards (9.1 m)
Tornadic waterspout was observed over Lake Sam Rayburn Reservoir.
[4]
January 24 event[edit]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, January 24, 1990
F#
Location
County
State
Time (UTC)
Path length
Max. width
Summary
Refs
F0
NE of Mowata
Acadia
LA
1700
0.20 miles (0.32 km)
27 yards (25 m)
Minor damage was observed to the roof of a school.
[5]
January 25 event[edit]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, January 25, 1990
F#
Location
County
State
Time (UTC)
Path length
Max. width
Summary
Refs
F1
W of Patsburg to NNE of Petrey
Crenshaw
AL
1150
8 miles (13 km)
73 yards (67 m)
Four houses sustained moderate damage, and eight chicken houses and three outbuildings were destroyed. 28 people were injured, with three being critically injured.
[6]
F0
NNW of Albany
Lee
GA
1715
0.50 miles (0.80 km)
33 yards (30 m)
A mobile home was pushed off of its foundation, while a church and several houses sustained roof and window damage. Damage was intermittent and mostly limited to trees.
[7]
January 29 event[edit]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, January 29, 1990
F#
Location
County
State
Time (UTC)
Path length
Max. width
Summary
Refs
F2
NNE of Blythe to NW of Hephzibah
Richmond
GA
2043
0.90 miles (1.45 km)
100 yards (91 m)
Three mobile homes were completely destroyed with debris scattered for hundreds of yards, while a two-story brick house was severely damaged. Four additional mobile homes in another park roughly one mile to the north sustained minor damage. Additionally, seven trailers were torn off of their foundations, and roughly 50 trees were snapped or uprooted.
[8]
F0
ESE of Henrico
Northampton
NC
0050
0.70 miles (1.13 km)
100 yards (91 m)
A narrow rope tornado pushed two mobile homes off of their foundations and snapped the upper branches of several trees.
[8]
January 30 event[edit]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, January 30, 1990
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