Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, 3 mi N of Keller
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.980, -97.250
Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 20, 1997
6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $27,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:17 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Azle
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -97.530
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Saginaw
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -97.370
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:24 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Westover Hills
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -97.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Ft Worth
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -97.350
Trees were blown down in the southern part of the city.
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:26 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, River Oaks
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -97.400
Lightning, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Ft Worth
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A lightning strike paralyzed the county 911 system.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Ft Worth
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -97.350
Strong winds blew down signs.
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Ft Worth
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -97.350
Flash Flood, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:45 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Carswell Afb
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood waters washed cars down a road.
Flash Flood, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 8:50 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Ft Worth
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nearly a foot of water flooded an intersection downtown.
Hail, Tarrant
- When
- April 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Benbrook
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.680, -97.450
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5600995, 5600996, 5600997, 5600998, 5600999, 5601000, 5601001, 5601002, 5601003, 5601004, 5601005, 5601006.