Hail, Reeves
- When
- April 23, 7:24 PM CST
- Where
- Reeves County, 10 mi SW of Toyah
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.220, -103.900
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 23, 1997
Dew Point temperatures in the upper 40s did not seem promising for this evening, but with a strong northwest flow aloft, excellent relative inflow was established for these storms.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 MAF wrote it up.
Dew Point temperatures in the upper 40s did not seem promising for this evening, but with a strong northwest flow aloft, excellent relative inflow was established for these storms.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 181 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:25 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Reeves
- When
- April 23, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Reeves County, 2 mi E of Toyah
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -103.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Crane
- When
- April 23, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Crane County, 1 mi SE of Crane
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -102.330
Downburst winds from a thunderstorm knocked down trees and powerlines, and caused roof damage to a few houses.
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
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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: 5601501, 5601502, 5601503.