Hail, Webb
- When
- April 4, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Laredo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.470
NWS spotter report of golfball sized hail.
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 4 to 26, 1997
14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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 Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 195 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:08 UTC.
Event by event
14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Webb
- When
- April 4, 9:22 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Laredo
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.470
DPS report of strong thunderstorm wind.
Thunderstorm Wind, Webb
- When
- April 4, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, Laredo
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.470
Public and DPS report of strong thunderstorm wind and an unconfirmed tornado.
Thunderstorm Wind, Duval
- When
- April 4, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Duval County, Freer
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.880, -98.620
Several large trees and numerous power lines downed.
Hail, Live Oak
- When
- April 4, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, George West
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.330, -98.120
Sheriff report of golfball sized hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Live Oak
- When
- April 4, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Three Rivers
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.470, -98.180
Several large trees downed over power lines resulting in numerous power outages.
Hail, Bee
- When
- April 4, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bee County, Pettus
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.620, -97.800
Police report of golfball sized hail.
Hail, Goliad
- When
- April 4, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Goliad County, Weesatche
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.850, -97.430
Sheriff report of golfball sized hail.
Funnel Cloud, Live Oak
- When
- April 10, 7:12 PM CST to 8:12 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Three Rivers
- Coordinates
- 28.351, -98.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Public report of funnel clouds near Choke Canyon.
Tornado, Live Oak
- When
- April 10, 7:14 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Three Rivers
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 28.470, -98.180
DPS report of a tornado near IH-37.
Tornado, Live Oak
- When
- April 10, 7:19 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Three Rivers
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 28.470, -98.180
DPS report of a tornado on the ground near IH-37. Movement of the tornado is nearly stationary.
Funnel Cloud, Live Oak
- When
- April 10, 7:34 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Three Rivers
- Coordinates
- 28.351, -98.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriff and DPS report of a tornado near IH-37 dissipating and lifting to the base of the parent cloud.
Hail, Live Oak
- When
- April 10, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Three Rivers
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.470, -98.180
Sheriff report of quarter sized hail just to the east of IH-37.
Hail, Live Oak
- When
- April 10, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Three Rivers
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.470, -98.180
Hail, Webb
- When
- April 25, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Webb County, 10 mi E of Laredo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.550, -99.300
Hail, La Salle
- When
- April 26, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- La Salle County, Encinal
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.030, -99.350
NWS spotter report of golfball sized hail.
Hail, Webb
- When
- April 26, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Webb County, 17 mi N of Oilton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.720, -98.980
Dime sized hail reported by Border Patrol.
Hail, McMullen
- When
- April 26, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- McMullen County, Tilden
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.450, -98.550
NWS spotter report of golfball sized hail.
Hail, Duval
- When
- April 26, 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Duval County, 12 mi SE of Freer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.770, -98.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Jim Wells
- When
- April 26, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells County, Sandia
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.020, -97.880
Sheriff report of a tractor trailer overturned by strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
Hail, Live Oak
- When
- April 26, 3:55 AM CST
- Where
- Live Oak County, Lagarto
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.120, -97.970
NWS spotter report of dime sized hail.
Hail, San Patricio
- When
- April 26, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- San Patricio County, Mathis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.100, -97.830
Police and public report of quarter sized hail.
Hail, Bee
- When
- April 26, 4:05 AM CST
- Where
- Bee County, Tynan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.170, -97.750
NWS spotter report of dime sized hail.
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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 4 to 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, April 4 to 5, 1997
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, April 4, 1997
- Blizzard in Wyoming, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Blizzard in Nebraska, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 4, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 4, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 4, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 4 to 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 4, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1997Warnings 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: 5601329, 5601330, 5601331, 5601332, 5601333, 5601334, 5601335, 5601336, 5601337, 5601462, 5601463, 5601464, 5601465, 5601466, 5601467, 5601468, 5601469, 5601470, 5601471, 5601472, 5601473, 5601474, 5601475.