Flash Flood, Donley
- When
- April 2, 8:15 PM CST to 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, Clarendon
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cooperative observer reported 7.32 inches of rain.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 2 to 3, 1997
Severe thunderstorms moved through the eastern sections of the Texas Panhandle producing mainly flooding and some large hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 9
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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms moved through the eastern sections of the Texas Panhandle producing mainly flooding and some large hail.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 flash flood, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Collingsworth
- When
- April 2, 9:21 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, 10 mi W of Dozier
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- April 2, 9:21 PM CST to April 3, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, 10 mi W of Dozier
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -100.530
Flash Flood, Donley
- When
- April 2, 9:23 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, Clarendon
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding had closed all streets. At least 5 vehicles stalled.
Hail, Donley
- When
- April 2, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, 4 mi N of Clarendon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -100.900
Hail accumulated on roadway north of town.
Flash Flood, Wheeler
- When
- April 2, 10:00 PM CST to April 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, 4 mi W of Shamrock
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Interstate 40 closed due to high water which also moved 12,000 pound construction concrete blocks.
Flash Flood, Donley
- When
- April 3, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Donley County, Howardwick
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Bridge in city covered by 3 feet of water.
Flash Flood, Collingsworth
- When
- April 3, 8:35 AM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, 7 mi N of Wellington
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Salt Fork of the Red River crest at 19.55 feet at Highway 83 bridge. This was a record flood stage surpassing the 1938 event of 17.50 feet.
Flash Flood, Donley
- When
- April 3, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Donley County, 1 mi E of Clarendon
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Gas station and home under water and truck in ditch.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in New Mexico, April 2 to 3, 1997
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- Flash Flood in Texas, April 2, 1997
- High Wind in California, April 2, 1997
- High Wind in Arizona, April 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, April 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 2, 1997
- High Wind in California, April 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 2, 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: 5605294, 5605289, 5605290, 5605291, 5605292, 5605293, 5605295, 5605296, 5605297.