Texas, 1997Flash Flooding in Texas, April 4, 1997
April 4, 1997 · NWS FWD · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Flash Flood, Rockwall
- When
- April 4, 10:15 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rockwall County, Rockwall
- Coordinates
- 32.898, -96.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Over 3.25 inches of rain in 12 hours resulted in widespread flooding across the county.
Flash Flood, Rockwall
- When
- April 4, 12:52 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rockwall County, Heath
- Coordinates
- 32.898, -96.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rainbow Lake Road was closed due to high water.
- 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.
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 4 to 7, 19972 deaths · 16 injured · $45 million · 33 events
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, April 4 to 5, 1997$96 million · 16 events
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 4 to 6, 1997$18 million · 9 events
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, April 4, 1997$11 million · 1 event
- Blizzard in Wyoming, April 4 to 6, 1997$5.0 million · 12 events
- Blizzard in Nebraska, April 4 to 6, 1997$5.0 million · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 4, 1997$600,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 4, 1997$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 4, 1997$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 4, 1997$200,000 · 58 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 4 to 5, 1997$203,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 4, 1997$200,000 · 1 event
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: 5600550, 5600551.