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1989

856 tornadoes, 5 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 60+ large wildfires, 9 notable earthquakes. 21 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 50.

Tornadoes

856 recorded; 21 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1989 Jan: 14 Feb: 18 Mar: 43 Apr: 82 May: 231 Jun: 252 252 Jul: 59 Aug: 36 Sep: 31 Oct: 30 Nov: 57 Dec: 3 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas160
  2. Florida71
  3. Louisiana45
  4. Nebraska41
  5. Georgia38
  6. Mississippi36
  7. Kansas31
  8. Iowa29

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1989
Nov 15, 1989F4Madison18.521
May 5, 1989F4Cleveland, Lincoln, Catawba14.04
May 5, 1989F4Spartanburg, Cherokee, Rutherford15.02
May 5, 1989F4Union13.01
May 24, 1989F4Tama, Hamilton, Story66.00
May 24, 1989F4Adams, Union, Ringgold49.00
Jul 10, 1989F4Montgomery, Schoharie, Albany42.00
Jan 7, 1989F4Knox, Wabash19.00
May 16, 1989F4Kinney17.00
May 30, 1989F4Hardin, Grundy11.00
Jul 10, 1989F4New Haven3.00
May 17, 1989F3Williamson3.01
Jun 6, 1989F3Crosby, Dickens30.00
Mar 5, 1989F3Coweta14.00
Jun 6, 1989F3Seward12.00
Mar 4, 1989F3Hinds11.00
May 5, 1989F3Forsyth10.50
Nov 15, 1989F3Habersham8.00
Jun 25, 1989F3Lincoln8.00
Jun 7, 1989F3Panola6.00
Apr 3, 1989F3Gibson3.10
Jun 8, 1989F2Franklin3.03
Oct 1, 1989F2Colquitt10.02
Jun 8, 1989F2Iberville, West Baton Rouge10.02
Oct 14, 1989F2Chenango2.02
Mar 5, 1989F2Chambers, Randolph, Heard45.51
May 22, 1989F2Giles9.01
Nov 8, 1989F2Wilcox0.81
May 17, 1989F2Trinity, Angelina, Nacogdoches31.00
Jan 7, 1989F2Wabash, Hamilton, White27.00
Nov 15, 1989F2Morrow, Richland23.00
Mar 30, 1989F2Northampton22.00
Mar 5, 1989F2Talladega20.00
Apr 27, 1989F2Davis, Van Buren18.00
Oct 1, 1989F2Barnwell16.50
Jun 15, 1989F2York, Lancaster16.00
Nov 27, 1989F2Huron15.00
May 5, 1989F2Caldwell15.00
Jun 7, 1989F2Titus12.00
May 5, 1989F2Stephens, Oconee10.50
May 30, 1989F2Van Buren, Allegan10.20
Feb 20, 1989F2Marion10.00
Apr 3, 1989F2Webster, Hopkins10.00
May 16, 1989F2Randall10.00
Jun 7, 1989F2Milam, Burleson10.00
Jul 10, 1989F2Litchfield10.00
Jun 8, 1989F2West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge9.50
Nov 16, 1989F2Jefferson9.00
Feb 20, 1989F2Lamar9.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Hall9.00
May 5, 1989F2Durham8.70
Nov 15, 1989F2Floyd8.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Habersham8.00
May 19, 1989F2Daviess8.00
Jun 3, 1989F2Bailey8.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Hall7.50
Nov 15, 1989F2Coweta, Fulton7.00
Mar 29, 1989F2Grayson7.00
May 12, 1989F2Hartley7.00
May 15, 1989F2King7.00
Jun 4, 1989F2Shelby7.00
Nov 27, 1989F2Ionia6.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Cherokee, Cobb6.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Oconee6.00
May 14, 1989F2Sterling, Tom Green6.00
Jun 7, 1989F2Callahan6.00
May 5, 1989F2Forsyth5.50
Nov 15, 1989F2Gibson5.00
Feb 20, 1989F2Winston5.00
Apr 25, 1989F2Greene5.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Banks5.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Anderson, Greenville5.00
May 18, 1989F2East Feliciana5.00
May 22, 1989F2Simpson5.00
May 2, 1989F2Northumberland5.00
May 8, 1989F2Delaware5.00
Jun 7, 1989F2Beauregard5.00
Jul 10, 1989F2Litchfield, New Haven5.00
Oct 1, 1989F2Dooly4.00
Oct 1, 1989F2Washington4.00
Oct 1, 1989F2Henry, Rockdale4.00
Nov 15, 1989F2Coweta, Fulton4.00
Jan 7, 1989F2Monroe4.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Floyd4.00
May 1, 1989F2Barnwell4.00
Jun 8, 1989F2Livingston, St. Helena4.00
Nov 20, 1989F2Huntingdon3.50
Apr 3, 1989F2Muhlenberg3.50
May 4, 1989F2Hood3.50
Apr 4, 1989F2Hall3.30
May 19, 1989F2Daviess3.30
Oct 16, 1989F2Yazoo3.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Bartow, Cobb3.00
May 17, 1989F2Polk3.00
Nov 22, 1989F2Lamar2.50
Feb 20, 1989F2Monroe2.50
May 24, 1989F2Harrison2.50
Jun 6, 1989F2Hale2.50
Oct 16, 1989F2Wayne2.00
Oct 1, 1989F2Rockdale2.00
Apr 4, 1989F2Spartanburg2.00
May 17, 1989F2Gillespie2.00
May 1, 1989F2Okaloosa2.00
Jun 20, 1989F2Perry2.00
Jun 9, 1989F2New Castle2.00
Jun 9, 1989F2Philadelphia, Camden2.00
May 13, 1989F2Jones1.50
Sep 1, 1989F2Fulton1.50
May 14, 1989F2McCulloch1.00
May 18, 1989F2Acadia1.00
May 22, 1989F2Greene1.00
May 30, 1989F2Van Buren1.00
May 5, 1989F2Daviess1.00
Jun 11, 1989F2Van Buren1.00
Jul 23, 1989F2Lee1.00
Jul 2, 1989F2Mobile1.00
Nov 15, 1989F2Greenwood0.70
May 18, 1989F2Crawford0.70
May 5, 1989F2Forsyth0.50
Jul 10, 1989F2Putnam0.50
Jun 26, 1989F2Sauk0.30
Mar 20, 1989F2Carteret0.20
Jul 10, 1989F2Suffolk0.20
Nov 16, 1989F1Orange9.19
Oct 10, 1989F1Richland, Ashland24.00
Apr 27, 1989F1Sac, Calhoun15.00
Sep 8, 1989F1Fremont14.00
Apr 4, 1989F1Carroll, Haralson13.00
Aug 15, 1989F1Sussex12.70
Oct 15, 1989F1Benzie12.00
Mar 27, 1989F1Greer12.00
Apr 3, 1989F1Jackson12.00
May 31, 1989F1Branch11.70
Mar 4, 1989F1Hinds, Madison11.00
May 30, 1989F1Van Buren, Allegan10.30
Dec 12, 1989F1Washington, Jackson10.00
May 11, 1989F1Eddy10.00
May 15, 1989F1Quay, Curry10.00
May 24, 1989F1Chickasaw, Winneshiek10.00
May 26, 1989F1Simpson, Allen10.00
Feb 20, 1989F1Hinds9.50
Jun 4, 1989F1Martin8.50
Feb 20, 1989F1Jasper8.00
Apr 27, 1989F1Johnson8.00
Apr 4, 1989F1Cherokee8.00
May 16, 1989F1Val Verde8.00
May 30, 1989F1Van Buren, Allegan8.00
May 5, 1989F1Caddo8.00
Jun 10, 1989F1Eddy8.00
Jun 1, 1989F1De Baca8.00
Jun 8, 1989F1East Baton Rouge, Livingston8.00
Jun 3, 1989F1Hale7.50
Feb 20, 1989F1Rapides7.00
Feb 20, 1989F1Hinds7.00
Mar 30, 1989F1Prairie7.00
Jun 12, 1989F1Gallia7.00
Jun 24, 1989F1Huntingdon7.00
Mar 18, 1989F1Gloucester6.50
Apr 26, 1989F1Linn6.00
May 15, 1989F1Coke6.00
May 15, 1989F1Tom Green6.00
May 17, 1989F1Motley6.00
May 17, 1989F1Childress6.00
May 24, 1989F1Sibley6.00
Jun 16, 1989F1Meade6.00
May 15, 1989F1Hale, Floyd5.50
Oct 1, 1989F1Houston5.00
Nov 16, 1989F1Bucks, Mercer5.00
Feb 20, 1989F1Jasper5.00
Mar 4, 1989F1Madison5.00
Mar 5, 1989F1Pike5.00
May 11, 1989F1Lea5.00
May 17, 1989F1Natchitoches5.00
May 25, 1989F1Putnam5.00
May 25, 1989F1Adams, Mercer5.00
Jun 1, 1989F1Lincoln5.00
Jun 1, 1989F1De Baca5.00
Jun 3, 1989F1Crane5.00
Jun 5, 1989F1Scott5.00
Jun 8, 1989F1Livingston5.00
Jun 8, 1989F1Santa Fe5.00
Jul 17, 1989F1Hamilton5.00
Aug 29, 1989F1Sheridan, Cherry5.00
Sep 7, 1989F1Shelby5.00
May 5, 1989F1Anson4.60
Jan 7, 1989F1Decatur4.50
Jun 1, 1989F1Dawson4.50
Jul 10, 1989F1Passaic4.50
Nov 15, 1989F1Lauderdale4.00
Nov 16, 1989F1Kent4.00
Apr 3, 1989F1Mississippi4.00
May 15, 1989F1Oldham4.00
Jun 11, 1989F1Carson4.00
Jun 4, 1989F1Martin4.00
Jun 6, 1989F1Pecos4.00
Jun 7, 1989F1Panola4.00
Jul 26, 1989F1Columbia4.00
Jul 28, 1989F1Doña Ana4.00
Mar 5, 1989F1Haralson3.70
May 19, 1989F1Vanderburgh3.50
May 18, 1989F1Rogers3.20
Oct 1, 1989F1Geneva3.00
Nov 15, 1989F1Bradley3.00
Feb 20, 1989F1Catahoula3.00
Mar 29, 1989F1Lowndes3.00
Mar 30, 1989F1Mathews3.00
Mar 4, 1989F1Tensas3.00
May 12, 1989F1Jones3.00
May 15, 1989F1Floyd3.00
May 16, 1989F1Oldham3.00
May 22, 1989F1Simpson3.00
Jun 12, 1989F1Delaware3.00
Jun 16, 1989F1Henrico3.00
Jun 2, 1989F1Lubbock3.00
Jun 6, 1989F1Ector3.00
Jun 7, 1989F1Cass3.00
Jun 7, 1989F1Harrison3.00
Jun 7, 1989F1Rusk3.00
Jun 7, 1989F1Harrison3.00
Jun 7, 1989F1Marion3.00
Sep 8, 1989F1Midland3.00
May 18, 1989F1Wagoner2.70
Nov 27, 1989F1Shiawassee2.50
May 16, 1989F1Johnson2.50
May 16, 1989F1Gaines2.50
May 19, 1989F1Henderson2.50
May 25, 1989F1Fulton2.50
May 5, 1989F1Granville2.50
Jun 12, 1989F1Motley2.50
Jun 1, 1989F1Howard2.50
Jun 3, 1989F1Christian2.50
Jun 4, 1989F1Shelby2.50
Jun 8, 1989F1Iberville2.50
Jun 8, 1989F1Tangipahoa2.50
Aug 2, 1989F1Lea2.50
May 24, 1989F1Dodge2.20
May 5, 1989F1Oconee2.10
Jan 7, 1989F1Monroe2.00
Feb 21, 1989F1Onslow2.00
Apr 3, 1989F1Wayne2.00
Apr 3, 1989F1Van Zandt2.00
May 14, 1989F1Tom Green2.00
May 15, 1989F1Concho2.00
May 17, 1989F1Natchitoches2.00
May 24, 1989F1Wayne2.00
May 5, 1989F1Louisa2.00
May 5, 1989F1Louisa2.00
Jun 10, 1989F1Washington2.00
Jun 12, 1989F1Alcorn2.00
Jun 27, 1989F1Ouachita2.00
Jun 6, 1989F1Hale2.00
Jun 6, 1989F1Prowers2.00
Jun 7, 1989F1Vernon2.00
Jun 8, 1989F1St. Helena2.00
Jun 8, 1989F1Baldwin2.00
Jul 12, 1989F1Gulf2.00
Sep 6, 1989F1Allegan, Kent2.00
Mar 5, 1989F1Troup1.90
Jul 10, 1989F1St. Lawrence1.70
Jun 29, 1989F1Clark1.60
Nov 16, 1989F1Montgomery1.50
Nov 16, 1989F1Sullivan1.50
Feb 20, 1989F1Rapides1.50
Mar 29, 1989F1Noxubee1.50
May 11, 1989F1Pecos1.50
May 24, 1989F1Dodge1.50
May 4, 1989F1Rankin1.50
Jun 24, 1989F1Oneida1.50
Jun 27, 1989F1Cameron1.50
Jun 4, 1989F1Haywood1.50
Jul 13, 1989F1Logan1.50
Aug 5, 1989F1Calhoun1.50
Aug 6, 1989F1Orleans1.50
Jun 18, 1989F1Franklin1.30
May 24, 1989F1Winnebago1.20
Sep 21, 1989F1Sumter1.20
Oct 15, 1989F1Wexford1.00
Nov 15, 1989F1Screven1.00
Nov 15, 1989F1Jackson1.00
Nov 16, 1989F1New Castle1.00
Nov 8, 1989F1Houston1.00
Nov 8, 1989F1Clarke1.00
Mar 18, 1989F1Gloucester1.00
Mar 29, 1989F1Vernon1.00
Mar 5, 1989F1Monroe1.00
Apr 26, 1989F1Boone1.00
Apr 4, 1989F1Leflore1.00
May 11, 1989F1Pecos1.00
May 12, 1989F1Washington1.00
May 16, 1989F1Jones1.00
May 18, 1989F1Amite1.00
May 19, 1989F1Crawford1.00
May 19, 1989F1Posey1.00
May 19, 1989F1Spencer1.00
May 21, 1989F1Kiowa1.00
May 21, 1989F1Prowers1.00
May 24, 1989F1Harrison1.00
May 1, 1989F1Dougherty1.00
May 1, 1989F1Pulaski1.00
May 1, 1989F1Bleckley1.00
May 5, 1989F1Hall1.00
Jun 11, 1989F1Fayette1.00
Jun 12, 1989F1Shelby1.00
Jun 12, 1989F1Hutchinson1.00
Jun 16, 1989F1Levy1.00
Jun 16, 1989F1Carter1.00
Jun 16, 1989F1Stanly1.00
Jun 16, 1989F1Lancaster1.00
Jun 20, 1989F1Franklin1.00
Jun 24, 1989F1Phelps1.00
Jun 28, 1989F1Wilkinson1.00
Jun 29, 1989F1Kiowa1.00
Jun 3, 1989F1Paulding1.00
Jun 3, 1989F1Miami1.00
Jun 3, 1989F1Miami1.00
Jun 6, 1989F1Stevens1.00
Jun 6, 1989F1Lipscomb1.00
Jun 6, 1989F1Lipscomb1.00
Jun 8, 1989F1Wakulla1.00
Jun 8, 1989F1Mitchell1.00
Jul 16, 1989F1Pike1.00
Jul 2, 1989F1Oktibbeha1.00
Aug 22, 1989F1Deschutes1.00
May 1, 1989F1Ware0.90
Apr 23, 1989F1Franklin0.80
May 25, 1989F1Coles0.80
May 25, 1989F1Marion0.80
May 1, 1989F1Lee0.80
Jun 25, 1989F1Bent0.80
Jun 25, 1989F1Bent0.80
Jun 8, 1989F1Jones0.80
Jul 13, 1989F1Lincoln0.80
Jul 13, 1989F1Lincoln0.80
Mar 5, 1989F1Jasper0.70
Apr 3, 1989F1Pike0.70
Apr 3, 1989F1Dubois0.70
Aug 17, 1989F1Douglas0.70
Sep 21, 1989F1Lancaster0.70
Apr 3, 1989F1Gibson0.60
Apr 3, 1989F1Edwards0.60
May 24, 1989F1Newaygo0.60
Oct 1, 1989F1Rockdale0.50
Nov 15, 1989F1Clay0.50
Nov 16, 1989F1Bergen0.50
Jan 25, 1989F1Bell0.50
Jan 7, 1989F1White0.50
Feb 21, 1989F1Okaloosa0.50
Feb 21, 1989F1Chowan0.50
Apr 27, 1989F1Clark0.50
Apr 3, 1989F1Wayne0.50
Apr 4, 1989F1Leflore0.50
May 12, 1989F1Washington0.50
May 12, 1989F1Goshen0.50
May 14, 1989F1Calcasieu0.50
May 14, 1989F1Concho0.50
May 16, 1989F1Hood0.50
May 16, 1989F1Hood0.50
May 17, 1989F1Smith0.50
May 17, 1989F1Winn0.50
May 17, 1989F1Natchitoches0.50
May 18, 1989F1Lyon0.50
May 18, 1989F1McDonald0.50
May 19, 1989F1Owen0.50
May 19, 1989F1Gibson0.50
May 25, 1989F1Auglaize0.50
May 25, 1989F1Wyandot0.50
May 2, 1989F1Northumberland0.50
May 4, 1989F1Rankin0.50
May 4, 1989F1Scott0.50
May 4, 1989F1Pointe Coupee0.50
Jun 16, 1989F1Randolph0.50
Jun 24, 1989F1Washington0.50
Jun 25, 1989F1Morgan0.50
Jun 25, 1989F1Washington0.50
Jun 30, 1989F1Franklin0.50
Jun 2, 1989F1Dunklin0.50
Jun 3, 1989F1Delaware0.50
Jun 7, 1989F1Vernon0.50
Jun 8, 1989F1Lauderdale0.50
Sep 17, 1989F1Clark0.50
Sep 6, 1989F1Kent0.50
May 18, 1989F1Lafayette0.40
May 18, 1989F1Lafayette0.40
May 18, 1989F1Calcasieu0.40
May 5, 1989F1Jefferson Davis0.40
Jul 10, 1989F1Worcester0.40
Nov 16, 1989F1Saratoga0.30
Nov 24, 1989F1Lane0.30
Mar 30, 1989F1Grady0.30
Apr 23, 1989F1Harlan0.30
Apr 23, 1989F1Harlan0.30
Apr 4, 1989F1Habersham0.30
May 18, 1989F1Iberia0.30
May 21, 1989F1Cheyenne0.30
May 24, 1989F1Calumet0.30
May 5, 1989F1Bossier0.30
May 5, 1989F1Bossier0.30
May 5, 1989F1Stanly0.30
Jun 5, 1989F1Perry0.30
Jun 6, 1989F1Pasco0.30
Jun 7, 1989F1Avoyelles0.30
Jul 10, 1989F1Worcester0.30
Jul 10, 1989F1Worcester0.30
Jul 10, 1989F1Worcester0.30
Jul 13, 1989F1Fremont0.30
Jul 17, 1989F1Minnehaha0.30
Oct 14, 1989F1Clark0.20
Oct 1, 1989F1Jackson0.20
Oct 1, 1989F1Jefferson0.20
Nov 15, 1989F1Pendleton0.20
Jan 10, 1989F1Salt Lake0.20
Feb 21, 1989F1Lexington0.20
Mar 18, 1989F1Gloucester0.20
Mar 30, 1989F1Cook0.20
Mar 2, 1989F1Salt Lake0.20
Apr 23, 1989F1Furnas0.20
Apr 27, 1989F1Clark0.20
Apr 29, 1989F1Catahoula0.20
Apr 3, 1989F1Wayne0.20
May 12, 1989F1Jones0.20
May 12, 1989F1Jones0.20
May 13, 1989F1Knox0.20
May 13, 1989F1Callahan0.20
May 16, 1989F1Coleman0.20
May 16, 1989F1Potter0.20
May 17, 1989F1Coryell0.20
May 17, 1989F1Anderson0.20
May 17, 1989F1Coryell0.20
May 17, 1989F1Smith0.20
May 17, 1989F1Henderson0.20
May 17, 1989F1Smith0.20
May 17, 1989F1Nacogdoches0.20
May 19, 1989F1Jasper0.20
May 20, 1989F1Callahan0.20
May 22, 1989F1Adams0.20
May 25, 1989F1Effingham0.20
May 2, 1989F1Erath0.20
May 2, 1989F1Hamilton0.20
May 4, 1989F1Haskell0.20
May 4, 1989F1Haskell0.20
May 4, 1989F1Shackelford0.20
May 4, 1989F1Hood0.20
Jun 10, 1989F1Brown0.20
Jun 11, 1989F1Pemiscot0.20
Jun 12, 1989F1Roane0.20
Jun 12, 1989F1Harnett0.20
Jun 13, 1989F1Chesterfield0.20
Jun 14, 1989F1Dane0.20
Jun 14, 1989F1Dane0.20
Jun 24, 1989F1Hitchcock0.20
Jun 25, 1989F1Adams0.20
Jun 26, 1989F1Sauk0.20
Jun 26, 1989F1Tyrrell0.20
Jun 27, 1989F1Ouachita0.20
Jun 27, 1989F1Morehouse0.20
Jun 27, 1989F1Richland0.20
Jun 27, 1989F1Ouachita0.20
Jun 28, 1989F1McLean0.20
Jun 29, 1989F1Evangeline0.20
Jun 29, 1989F1Sheridan0.20
Jun 29, 1989F1Box Butte0.20
Jun 5, 1989F1Lewis0.20
Jun 6, 1989F1Pierce0.20
Jun 7, 1989F1Hood0.20
Jun 7, 1989F1Wise0.20
Jun 7, 1989F1Tarrant0.20
Jun 8, 1989F1Escambia0.20
Jul 22, 1989F1Otero0.20
Jul 8, 1989F1Salt Lake0.20
Aug 13, 1989F1Grant0.20
Aug 7, 1989F1Acadia0.20
Sep 12, 1989F1Okmulgee0.20
Sep 17, 1989F1Cache0.20
Apr 23, 1989F1Phillips0.10
Apr 23, 1989F1Phillips0.10
Apr 23, 1989F1Phillips0.10
Apr 26, 1989F1Buchanan0.10
Apr 3, 1989F1Massac0.10
May 24, 1989F1Freeborn0.10
Jun 16, 1989F1Randolph0.10
Jun 25, 1989F1Morrill0.10
Jun 28, 1989F1Chatham0.10
Jun 4, 1989F1Dare0.10
Jun 8, 1989F1Arapahoe0.10
Jul 10, 1989F1Plymouth0.10
Jul 16, 1989F1Durham0.10
Sep 2, 1989F1Washington0.10
Jun 10, 1989F0Ector18.00
Jun 6, 1989F0Roger Mills15.00
May 16, 1989F0Roosevelt, Quay10.00
Jun 10, 1989F0Franklin10.00
Jun 12, 1989F0Isanti, Pine10.00
Jun 2, 1989F0Desha8.00
Jun 10, 1989F0Ector7.00
Nov 16, 1989F0Montgomery, Bucks5.20
Nov 15, 1989F0Kemper5.00
Jul 16, 1989F0Converse5.00
Aug 2, 1989F0Swisher5.00
Jun 10, 1989F0Hutchinson4.50
Jun 11, 1989F0Pecos4.50
May 25, 1989F0Putnam4.00
Jun 10, 1989F0Hall4.00
Jun 3, 1989F0St. Joseph4.00
Jun 3, 1989F0Ector4.00
Jul 10, 1989F0Bergen4.00
Apr 27, 1989F0Pottawattamie3.80
Jun 2, 1989F0Mitchell3.50
Jul 10, 1989F0Bergen3.50
May 16, 1989F0Potter3.00
Jun 10, 1989F0Lea3.00
Jun 10, 1989F0Moore, Hutchinson3.00
Jun 11, 1989F0Hall3.00
Jun 2, 1989F0White, Jackson3.00
Jun 2, 1989F0Howard3.00
Jun 3, 1989F0Midland3.00
Jun 4, 1989F0Martin3.00
Jun 4, 1989F0Crittenden3.00
Aug 15, 1989F0Hartley3.00
Jun 6, 1989F0Beckham2.90
Jun 10, 1989F0Moore2.50
Jul 23, 1989F0Switzerland2.50
Aug 15, 1989F0Oldham2.50
May 12, 1989F0Oldham2.00
May 14, 1989F0Tom Green2.00
May 4, 1989F0Randall2.00
Jun 10, 1989F0Howard2.00
Jun 12, 1989F0Donley2.00
Jun 1, 1989F0Dawson2.00
Jun 8, 1989F0Santa Fe2.00
Nov 16, 1989F0Madison1.70
Nov 16, 1989F0Hamilton1.70
May 15, 1989F0Oldham1.50
May 16, 1989F0Randall1.50
Jun 11, 1989F0Donley1.50
Jun 1, 1989F0Mitchell1.50
Jun 1, 1989F0Howard1.50
Jun 3, 1989F0Crane1.50
Jun 4, 1989F0Dawson1.50
Jun 4, 1989F0White1.50
Sep 23, 1989F0Carteret1.20
Nov 16, 1989F0Gloucester1.00
Nov 16, 1989F0Union1.00
Nov 17, 1989F0Cameron1.00
Feb 21, 1989F0Dillon1.00
Mar 27, 1989F0Floyd1.00
May 15, 1989F0Deaf Smith1.00
May 16, 1989F0Randall1.00
May 22, 1989F0Monroe1.00
May 24, 1989F0Bonneville1.00
May 25, 1989F0Franklin1.00
May 31, 1989F0Hale1.00
May 4, 1989F0Moore1.00
May 4, 1989F0Moore1.00
Jun 1, 1989F0Howard1.00
Jun 2, 1989F0Howard1.00
Jun 2, 1989F0White1.00
Jun 2, 1989F0White1.00
Jun 6, 1989F0Hale1.00
Jun 7, 1989F0Lyon1.00
Jul 10, 1989F0Miner1.00
Sep 8, 1989F0Jackson1.00
Jun 11, 1989F0Dyer0.90
Jun 4, 1989F0Fayette0.90
Jun 4, 1989F0Tipton0.90
Jul 19, 1989F0Kemper0.80
Aug 21, 1989F0Charlevoix0.80
Aug 2, 1989F0Gaines0.60
Nov 16, 1989F0Westchester0.50
Nov 16, 1989F0Sussex0.50
Nov 16, 1989F0Middlesex0.50
Nov 20, 1989F0Ocean0.50
Nov 7, 1989F0Shelby0.50
Nov 8, 1989F0Clarke0.50
Jan 22, 1989F0Brevard0.50
Jan 4, 1989F0Maricopa0.50
Jan 7, 1989F0Franklin0.50
Mar 21, 1989F0Okaloosa0.50
Mar 24, 1989F0Broward0.50
Mar 6, 1989F0York0.50
Apr 28, 1989F0Knox0.50
Apr 28, 1989F0Knox0.50
Apr 3, 1989F0Spencer0.50
May 11, 1989F0Midland0.50
May 12, 1989F0Goshen0.50
May 12, 1989F0Goshen0.50
May 20, 1989F0Cross0.50
May 21, 1989F0Stanton0.50
May 24, 1989F0Adams0.50
May 30, 1989F0Sweetwater0.50
May 30, 1989F0Uinta0.50
May 30, 1989F0Sweetwater0.50
May 30, 1989F0Pasco0.50
Jun 14, 1989F0Seneca0.50
Jun 16, 1989F0Richland0.50
Jun 25, 1989F0Weld0.50
Jun 2, 1989F0Prowers0.50
Jun 3, 1989F0Swisher0.50
Jun 4, 1989F0Cross0.50
Jun 6, 1989F0Hale0.50
Jun 8, 1989F0Johnson0.50
Jul 11, 1989F0Shelby0.50
Aug 26, 1989F0Miner0.50
Aug 2, 1989F0Ector0.50
Apr 27, 1989F0Plymouth0.40
May 20, 1989F0Alcorn0.40
May 1, 1989F0Walton0.40
Sep 4, 1989F0Mills0.40
Oct 14, 1989F0Roscommon0.30
Nov 15, 1989F0Randolph0.30
Nov 7, 1989F0Baldwin0.30
Nov 8, 1989F0Houston0.30
Mar 5, 1989F0Jefferson0.30
Mar 7, 1989F0Monroe0.30
Apr 27, 1989F0Van Buren0.30
Apr 30, 1989F0Moore0.30
Apr 4, 1989F0Washington0.30
Apr 4, 1989F0Mobile0.30
May 18, 1989F0Mayes0.30
May 18, 1989F0Mayes0.30
May 19, 1989F0Baldwin0.30
May 24, 1989F0Nicollet0.30
May 24, 1989F0Freeborn0.30
May 24, 1989F0Clayton0.30
May 3, 1989F0Golden Valley0.30
Jun 11, 1989F0Donley0.30
Jun 11, 1989F0Donley0.30
Jun 3, 1989F0Randolph0.30
Jun 8, 1989F0Baldwin0.30
Jun 8, 1989F0Mobile0.30
Jun 9, 1989F0Las Animas0.30
Jul 14, 1989F0Buffalo0.30
Aug 26, 1989F0Lake0.30
Sep 8, 1989F0Midland0.30
Oct 15, 1989F0Galveston0.20
Oct 15, 1989F0Galveston0.20
Oct 15, 1989F0Galveston0.20
Oct 15, 1989F0Harris0.20
Oct 15, 1989F0Chambers0.20
Oct 16, 1989F0Polk0.20
Nov 15, 1989F0Poinsett0.20
Nov 16, 1989F0Amelia0.20
Nov 16, 1989F0Essex0.20
Nov 8, 1989F0Washington0.20
Nov 8, 1989F0Holmes0.20
Nov 9, 1989F0Hernando0.20
Dec 12, 1989F0Walton0.20
Dec 12, 1989F0Walton0.20
Jan 29, 1989F0Brazoria0.20
Jan 29, 1989F0Brazoria0.20
Feb 11, 1989F0Honolulu0.20
Feb 21, 1989F0Chesterfield0.20
Mar 21, 1989F0Okaloosa0.20
Mar 27, 1989F0Beckham0.20
Mar 28, 1989F0Houston0.20
Mar 28, 1989F0Lincoln0.20
Mar 28, 1989F0Eastland0.20
Mar 28, 1989F0Stephens0.20
Mar 28, 1989F0Archer0.20
Mar 31, 1989F0Brevard0.20
Mar 31, 1989F0Brevard0.20
Apr 13, 1989F0Polk0.20
Apr 22, 1989F0Humboldt0.20
Apr 22, 1989F0Webster0.20
Apr 23, 1989F0Furnas0.20
Apr 30, 1989F0Randall, Potter0.20
Apr 3, 1989F0Wayne0.20
Apr 3, 1989F0Gallatin0.20
Apr 3, 1989F0Ballard0.20
Apr 3, 1989F0Montgomery0.20
Apr 3, 1989F0Bullitt0.20
Apr 4, 1989F0DeSoto0.20
Apr 5, 1989F0Miami-Dade0.20
May 11, 1989F0Davis0.20
May 11, 1989F0Custer0.20
May 12, 1989F0Jones0.20
May 15, 1989F0Broward0.20
May 15, 1989F0Lincoln0.20
May 16, 1989F0Val Verde0.20
May 17, 1989F0Lynn0.20
May 18, 1989F0Clay0.20
May 20, 1989F0Muskogee0.20
May 22, 1989F0Adams0.20
May 24, 1989F0Linn0.20
May 24, 1989F0Broward0.20
May 24, 1989F0Marshall0.20
May 24, 1989F0Manitowoc0.20
May 24, 1989F0Fond du Lac0.20
May 25, 1989F0Hendricks0.20
May 29, 1989F0Richland0.20
May 29, 1989F0Richland0.20
May 29, 1989F0Sarasota0.20
May 1, 1989F0Santa Rosa0.20
May 1, 1989F0Brevard0.20
May 3, 1989F0Wallace0.20
May 3, 1989F0Brevard0.20
May 9, 1989F0Edwards0.20
Jun 10, 1989F0Wakulla0.20
Jun 10, 1989F0Wakulla0.20
Jun 10, 1989F0Polk0.20
Jun 10, 1989F0Polk0.20
Jun 10, 1989F0Scott0.20
Jun 10, 1989F0Wichita0.20
Jun 10, 1989F0Wichita0.20
Jun 11, 1989F0Pemiscot0.20
Jun 12, 1989F0Wood0.20
Jun 14, 1989F0Dane0.20
Jun 15, 1989F0DeSoto0.20
Jun 15, 1989F0Marion0.20
Jun 15, 1989F0Putnam0.20
Jun 15, 1989F0Wheatland0.20
Jun 16, 1989F0Jackson0.20
Jun 18, 1989F0Highlands0.20
Jun 20, 1989F0Polk0.20
Jun 21, 1989F0Campbell0.20
Jun 22, 1989F0Escambia0.20
Jun 24, 1989F0Phelps0.20
Jun 24, 1989F0Adams0.20
Jun 26, 1989F0Clayton0.20
Jun 26, 1989F0Galveston0.20
Jun 28, 1989F0Billings0.20
Jun 2, 1989F0Douglas0.20
Jun 2, 1989F0Saline0.20
Jun 3, 1989F0Fulton0.20
Jun 5, 1989F0Duval0.20
Jun 5, 1989F0Hendry0.20
Jun 6, 1989F0Nelson0.20
Jun 6, 1989F0Ramsey0.20
Jun 7, 1989F0Eastland0.20
Jun 7, 1989F0Hamilton0.20
Jun 7, 1989F0Millard0.20
Jun 7, 1989F0Saunders0.20
Jun 7, 1989F0Okaloosa0.20
Jun 8, 1989F0Escambia0.20
Jun 8, 1989F0Bay0.20
Jun 8, 1989F0Okaloosa0.20
Jun 8, 1989F0Franklin0.20
Jun 8, 1989F0Franklin0.20
Jun 9, 1989F0Leon0.20
Jun 9, 1989F0Leon0.20
Jun 9, 1989F0Leon0.20
Jun 9, 1989F0Glades0.20
Jul 11, 1989F0McHenry0.20
Jul 12, 1989F0Marion0.20
Jul 12, 1989F0Pickaway0.20
Jul 14, 1989F0Palm Beach0.20
Jul 14, 1989F0Kearney0.20
Jul 14, 1989F0Norton0.20
Jul 17, 1989F0Palm Beach0.20
Jul 19, 1989F0Brevard0.20
Jul 28, 1989F0Bingham0.20
Jul 31, 1989F0Acadia0.20
Jul 6, 1989F0Union0.20
Jul 8, 1989F0Renville0.20
Jul 8, 1989F0Renville0.20
Jul 9, 1989F0Fremont0.20
Aug 10, 1989F0Pinellas0.20
Aug 12, 1989F0Lee0.20
Aug 17, 1989F0Miami-Dade0.20
Aug 18, 1989F0Valley0.20
Aug 21, 1989F0Osborne0.20
Aug 23, 1989F0Richland0.20
Aug 23, 1989F0Richland0.20
Aug 23, 1989F0Richland0.20
Aug 29, 1989F0Wagoner0.20
Aug 1, 1989F0Galveston0.20
Aug 2, 1989F0Ward0.20
Aug 5, 1989F0LaPorte0.20
Aug 9, 1989F0Martin0.20
Sep 12, 1989F0Hillsborough0.20
Sep 12, 1989F0Lee0.20
Sep 18, 1989F0Nassau0.20
Sep 18, 1989F0Contra Costa0.20
Sep 18, 1989F0Contra Costa0.20
Sep 18, 1989F0Solano0.20
Sep 23, 1989F0Providence0.20
Sep 1, 1989F0Tama0.20
Sep 1, 1989F0Izard0.20
Sep 6, 1989F0Charlotte0.20
Sep 7, 1989F0Shelby0.20
Sep 8, 1989F0Jewell0.20
Sep 8, 1989F0Ector0.20
Sep 9, 1989F0Lee0.20
Sep 9, 1989F0Lee0.20
Oct 27, 1989F0Harvey0.10
Oct 27, 1989F0Harvey0.10
Oct 27, 1989F0Harvey0.10
Oct 29, 1989F0Kiowa0.10
Oct 29, 1989F0Tillman0.10
Nov 16, 1989F0Chester0.10
Nov 16, 1989F0Saratoga0.10
Nov 16, 1989F0Rensselaer0.10
Jan 7, 1989F0Knox0.10
Mar 2, 1989F0Fresno0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Norton0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Phillips0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Phillips0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Phelps0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Phillips0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Norton0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Phillips0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Furnas0.10
Apr 23, 1989F0Norton0.10
Apr 25, 1989F0Beckham0.10
Apr 27, 1989F0Woodbury0.10
Apr 27, 1989F0Shelby0.10
Apr 27, 1989F0Shelby0.10
Apr 2, 1989F0Lincoln0.10
May 16, 1989F0Potter0.10
May 18, 1989F0Saunders0.10
May 23, 1989F0Lyon0.10
May 24, 1989F0Nicollet0.10
May 24, 1989F0Nicollet0.10
May 24, 1989F0Freeborn0.10
May 24, 1989F0Freeborn0.10
May 24, 1989F0Steele0.10
May 24, 1989F0Green Lake0.10
May 24, 1989F0Chippewa0.10
May 24, 1989F0Milwaukee0.10
May 27, 1989F0Cape May0.10
May 28, 1989F0Adams0.10
May 29, 1989F0Crow Wing0.10
May 31, 1989F0Larimer0.10
Jun 12, 1989F0Beckham0.10
Jun 14, 1989F0Dane0.10
Jun 24, 1989F0Clay0.10
Jun 24, 1989F0Thayer0.10
Jun 25, 1989F0Morrill0.10
Jun 25, 1989F0Dawson0.10
Jun 28, 1989F0Custer0.10
Jun 28, 1989F0Hayes0.10
Jun 29, 1989F0Box Butte0.10
Jun 29, 1989F0Sheridan0.10
Jun 29, 1989F0Roosevelt0.10
Jun 30, 1989F0Barron0.10
Jun 2, 1989F0Tulsa0.10
Jun 2, 1989F0Osage0.10
Jun 2, 1989F0Osage0.10
Jun 2, 1989F0Osage0.10
Jun 5, 1989F0Kendall0.10
Jun 6, 1989F0Keith0.10
Jun 7, 1989F0Saunders0.10
Jun 7, 1989F0Dodge0.10
Jul 10, 1989F0Norfolk0.10
Jul 10, 1989F0Plymouth0.10
Jul 14, 1989F0Dawes0.10
Jul 14, 1989F0Sherman0.10
Jul 16, 1989F0Converse0.10
Jul 19, 1989F0Chautauqua0.10
Jul 24, 1989F0Wayne0.10
Jul 3, 1989F0Copiah0.10
Aug 20, 1989F0Cowley0.10
Aug 23, 1989F0Henry0.10
Aug 24, 1989F0Hayes0.10
Aug 27, 1989F0Gage0.10
Aug 29, 1989F0Middlesex0.10
Aug 29, 1989F0Cherry0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1989
AllisonTropical storm10TX
DaliliaCategory 10—
ChantalCategory 123LA, TX
HugoCategory 5176KY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV
JerryCategory 113TX

Largest wildfires

The 60 largest fires mapped by satellite in 1989.

Largest wildfires of 1989
Unnamed FireJun 22, 198990,053Broward
Ingraham FireMay 17, 198985,371Miami-Dade, Monroe
Unnamed FireMar 16, 198956,858Broward
Unnamed FireMay 21, 198949,672Palm Beach
Ft.Robinson FireJul 8, 198946,863Sioux, Dawes
Swinging Dome FireJul 2, 198928,863Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Gray FireJun 16, 198928,767Hidalgo
Unnamed FireApr 3, 198924,742Brewster
Unnamed FireMay 5, 198920,712Jeff Davis
Unnamed FireApr 19, 198919,089Palm Beach
Dooley Mountain FireJul 26, 198918,735Baker
Canal FireJul 27, 198918,577Wallowa
Dof 305 FireApr 8, 198917,087Miami-Dade
Whitlock FireJul 4, 198916,981Greenlee, Graham
Pin Hook FireApr 26, 198916,468Baker
Unnamed FireApr 19, 198915,991Broward
Walk In FireMay 25, 198915,804Collier
Diamondpk FireJul 1, 198915,683Grand
Vail FireJul 29, 198915,622San Diego, Riverside
Morrill Co FireJan 31, 198914,496Morrill, Garden
Antelope FireJun 16, 198913,274Hidalgo
Mateo FireOct 18, 198913,266Riverside, San Diego, Orange
Unnamed FireMar 10, 198912,264Greenwood, Butler
Shelly FireJun 15, 198912,143Grant
Oneil FireMay 29, 198911,978Lea
Watts FireMay 25, 198911,609Lea, Yoakum
Powerhouse FireJul 28, 198911,533Fresno, Madera
Caprock FireMar 12, 198911,486Chaves
Monument Rock FireJul 28, 198911,387Baker
Unnamed FireJun 6, 198911,310Miami-Dade
Libby FireMar 14, 198910,690Harding
Big Draw FireJul 27, 198910,632Elko
Burgette FireMar 10, 198910,568Lincoln
Unnamed FireApr 26, 198910,294Collier
Summit/Strip FireJul 28, 19899,927Wallowa
Chispa FireJul 27, 19899,873San Luis Obispo
Little Baldy Mt FireJul 27, 19899,804Grant, Baker
Divide FireJul 1, 19899,402Sierra
Deer Creek FireJul 26, 19899,334Washington
Dollar Creek FireJul 26, 19899,323Valley
Chiva FireJul 6, 19899,200Pima
Unnamed FireJul 29, 19898,741Fresno
Partridge FireJul 26, 19898,726Idaho
Unnamed FireApr 26, 19898,629Hendry
Crooked Creek FireJul 2, 19898,547Bethel Census Area
Unnamed FireOct 2, 19898,531Jefferson, Chambers
Ortega FireJun 27, 19898,493Riverside, Orange
Swisshelm FireJul 4, 19898,449Cochise
Star Butte FireJul 20, 19898,299Washington
Unnamed FireApr 3, 19898,231Brewster
Uinta Flat FireJul 15, 19897,708Garfield, Kane
Unnamed FireApr 26, 19897,587Collier
Johnson Butte FireJul 20, 19897,516Idaho
Arkansas FireApr 22, 19897,515Lea
Cli FireJun 21, 19897,462Otero
Lunch Creek FireJul 26, 19897,421Valley
Fagan FireJul 5, 19897,368Pima
Yorba FireNov 30, 19897,022San Bernardino, Orange
Unnamed FireJan 4, 19896,981Brevard
Canyon Ck FireJul 15, 19896,899Elmore

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1989
Sep 4, 19897.0near Chignik, Alaska Kodiak Island AK6.8
Oct 17, 19896.9Loma Prieta, California Santa Cruz CA10.7
Oct 7, 19896.8near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK12.2
Jun 25, 19896.2near Fern Forest, Hawaii Hawaii HI5.5
Aug 8, 19895.4near Lexington Hills, California Santa Clara CA8.3
Dec 27, 19895.3near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI5.5
Jan 29, 19895.2near Salina, Utah Sevier UT11.8
Feb 10, 19895.2near Indian Springs, Nevada Nye NV0.0
Oct 17, 19895.1near Monte Sereno, California Santa Cruz CA9.5

Drought

On average 15% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1989. The worst month was January 1989, with 18%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.