Hail, Midland
- When
- April 10, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.000, -101.920
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 10 to 11, 1997
After over three hours of quiet weather following the earlier supercell in Gaines and Dawson Counties, some light showers moving eastward into Ector County (Odessa) rapidly intensified into multicell severe thunderstorms. Eventually these cells organized into a squall line east of Midland.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
After over three hours of quiet weather following the earlier supercell in Gaines and Dawson Counties, some light showers moving eastward into Ector County (Odessa) rapidly intensified into multicell severe thunderstorms. Eventually these cells organized into a squall line east of Midland.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:56 UTC.
Event by event
14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Midland
- When
- April 10, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.000, -101.920
Hail, Scurry
- When
- April 10, 9:48 PM CST
- Where
- Scurry County, 8 mi W of Ira
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -101.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Scurry
- When
- April 10, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Scurry County, Fluvanna
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.880, -101.150
Hail, Ector
- When
- April 10, 10:55 PM CST to 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 5 mi N of Odessa
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -102.370
Hail, Ector
- When
- April 10, 11:11 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 4 mi E of Odessa
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -102.300
Hail, Midland
- When
- April 10, 11:18 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Maf
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -102.200
Hail, Midland
- When
- April 10, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 3 mi SSW of Midland
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.970, -102.100
Hail, Crane
- When
- April 10, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Crane County, 9 mi N of Crane
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.530, -102.350
Hail, Midland
- When
- April 10, 11:47 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.000, -101.920
Hail, Howard
- When
- April 11, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Big Spring
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -101.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Scurry
- When
- April 11, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Scurry County, 15 mi W of Snyder
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -101.150
Hail, Upton
- When
- April 11, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Upton County, Midkiff
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.630, -101.850
Hail, Midland
- When
- April 11, 12:52 AM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 21 mi SE of Midland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -101.830
Hail, Scurry
- When
- April 11, 1:01 AM CST
- Where
- Scurry County, Snyder
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -100.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Scurry
- When
- April 11, 1:01 AM CST
- Where
- Scurry County, Snyder
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -100.900
Hail, Glasscock
- When
- April 11, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Glasscock County, Garden City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -101.500
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in Kansas, April 10, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Maryland, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, April 10 to 11, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5601346, 5601347, 5601348, 5601349, 5601350, 5601351, 5601352, 5601353, 5601354, 5601355, 5601356, 5601357, 5601358, 5601359, 5601360, 5601361, 5601362.