Texas, 1997

Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 25, 1997

April 25, 1997 · NWS EWX · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

5 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$211,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Events
7

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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

5 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Burnet

When
April 25, 9:20 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Burnet County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.788, -98.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Widespread flash flooding developed across nearly all county roads due to nearly 4 inches of rain.

Flash Flood, Blanco

When
April 25, 10:30 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Blanco County, Countywide
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding was reported over much of the county due to general 3 inch rainfall.

Funnel Cloud, Llano

When
April 25, 10:40 AM CST to 10:42 AM CST
Where
Llano County, Llano
Coordinates
30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Burnet

When
April 25, 10:45 AM CST to 10:50 AM CST
Where
Burnet County, Granite Mtn
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
30.580, -98.280

Roof damage reported to several locations due to severe winds.

Flash Flood, Burnet

When
April 25, 11:30 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Burnet County, Countywide
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.788, -98.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

General 3 to 4 inch rainfall in less than 2 hours produced widespread flash flooding in the county.

Flash Flood, Llano

When
April 25, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Llano County, Countywide
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
$20,000
Coordinates
30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall of between 3 and 5 inches across the county produced flash flooding over most low water areas.

Flash Flood, Gillespie

When
April 25, 12:30 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
Where
Gillespie County, Countywide
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.318, -98.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads were reported closed due to high water and flash flooding as a result of up to 5 inches of rainfall across much of the county.

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.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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

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: 5599970, 5599972, 5599973, 5600083, 5600084, 5599971, 5600085.