Texas, 1997Flash Flood in Texas, April 8, 1997
April 8, 1997 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 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
- 1
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Flash Flood, Gillespie
- When
- April 8, 5:30 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gillespie County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 30.318, -98.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Brief flash flooding was reported, mainly across the central part of the county, as water washed over state jogjwu 2093 and Klein Branch Road.
- 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.
- Flood in North Dakota, April 8 to 10, 1997$100 million · 1 event
- Flooding in Iowa, April 8 to 30, 19978 events
- Flooding in Illinois, April 8 to 30, 19977 events
- High Wind in Alaska, April 8 to 11, 199750 kt wind · 3 events
- Flood in Connecticut, April 8 to 11, 19971 event
- Flash Flood in Kansas, April 8, 19971 event
- Heavy Snow in California, April 8, 19971 event
- Funnel Cloud in Hawaii, April 8, 19971 event
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 8, 199752 kt wind · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, April 8 to 9, 19971 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: 5599950.