Hail, Briscoe
- When
- April 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Briscoe County, Silverton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.470, -101.300
Hail in Texas, April 2, 1997
Dime-size hail fell in several locations on the evening of the 2nd. The Castro County Sheriff's Office reported hail near the community of Easter and in the extreme north part of the county.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 LUB wrote it up.
Dime-size hail fell in several locations on the evening of the 2nd. The Castro County Sheriff's Office reported hail near the community of Easter and in the extreme north part of the county. The public reported hail in Silverton. Hail was also reported in northern Garza County (by the public) and in far southern Crosby County (by the Crosbyton Fire Department). No damages were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Castro
- When
- April 2, 5:38 PM CST
- Where
- Castro County, 9 mi NW of Dimmitt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -102.430
Hail, Castro
- When
- April 2, 6:16 PM CST
- Where
- Castro County, 13 mi NNW of Dimmitt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -102.400
Hail, Garza
- When
- April 2, 8:57 PM CST
- Where
- Garza County, 11 mi E of Southland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.350, -101.370
Hail, Crosby
- When
- April 2, 9:21 PM CST
- Where
- Crosby County, 14 mi S of Crosbyton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -101.250
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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: 5598356, 5598353, 5598354, 5598355, 5598357.