Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- August 10, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Potosi
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -99.670
A barn roof was blown off.
Damaging Winds in Texas, August 10, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $885,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- August 10, 6:07 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, (Abi)abilene Muni Ar
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Property damage
- $800,000
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -99.680
A brief but brisk storm knocked a few trees to the ground while disrupting power to a broad but shallow slice of north central Abilene. There was also significant damage at the Abilene airport. The wind lifted the roof off one large hangar and several aircraft were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- August 10, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Funston
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -99.800
Winds blew a tree onto a house and damaged a gas station. Power lines and power poles were also blown over.
What these are
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nevada, August 10, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 10 to 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 10, 1997
- Hail in Texas, August 10, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Utah, August 10, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Idaho, August 10, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, August 10 to 11, 1997
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 10, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 10, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, August 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Idaho, August 10, 1997
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: 5614546, 5614548, 5614547.