Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- April 11, 5:25 AM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Lake Jackson to 1 mi of Lake Jackson
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.050, -95.470
Damaging Wind in Texas, April 11, 1997
Trees down just west of Lake Jackson.
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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 HGX wrote it up.
Trees down just west of Lake Jackson.
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:25 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- Hurricane and Heavy Rain in Guam, April 11 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11 to 12, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 1997
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: 5595390.