The Nation - News from June 12, 1989

Late spring in Texas was anything but mild as the state was pounded by thunderstorms, tornadoes and golf-ball-size hail. Twisters touched down near Pandora, Langtry and San Antonio, damaging several buildings and a mobile home. The high winds picked up a storage shed and threw it 100 yards, while a tree snapped in San Antonio and fell on a home. The biggest hail fell in Kinney County and Ping-Pong-ball-size hail was reported at Alamo Heights. Four inches of rain fell in Abilene, pushing a foot of water over the spillway of Lytle Lake. The storms dumped heavy rain in Oklahoma and Kansas, causing rivers and streams to rise across the southern plains. Coffeyville, Kan., got 7 1/4 inches of rain. “These storms developed due to warm, humid Gulf of Mexico air streaming northward and an upper air disturbance moving across the central plains,” said National Weather Service forecaster Brian Smith.