Hail, Dallam
- When
- April 21, 6:17 PM CST
- Where
- Dallam County, 2 mi S of Kerrick
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -102.220
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 21, 1997
Thunderstorms across the northern Texas Panhandle produced numerous reports of high winds and hail.
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
- $65,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Thunderstorms across the northern Texas Panhandle produced numerous reports of high winds and hail.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:15 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sherman
- When
- April 21, 6:47 PM CST to 6:49 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County, Stratford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -102.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson
- When
- April 21, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 3 mi S of Stinnett
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.770, -101.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson
- When
- April 21, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, Hutchison Co Arpt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -101.400
Damage to aircraft.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roberts
- When
- April 21, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 18 mi W of Miami
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -100.950
Damage to 2 homes.
Hail, Gray
- When
- April 21, 8:55 PM CST to 8:58 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, Pampa
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -100.970
Hail, Dallam
- When
- April 21, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dallam County, Dalhart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -102.520
Hail, Hartley
- When
- April 21, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hartley County, Dalhart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -102.520
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
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 21 to 24, 1997
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, April 21, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 21 to 30, 1997
- Flood in Minnesota, April 21 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, April 21 to 30, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Alabama, April 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 21 to 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 21, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 21, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, April 21 to 22, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, April 21, 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: 5605429, 5605430, 5605431, 5605432, 5605433, 5605434, 5605435, 5605436.