Hail, Midland
- When
- August 18, 5:42 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 4 mi NW of Midland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.030, -102.130
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, August 18, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- August 18, 5:49 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Maf
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -102.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- August 18, 5:56 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 2 mi N of Midland
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 32.030, -102.080
Damaging outflow winds from thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines in Midland.
Flash Flood, Midland
- When
- August 18, 8:15 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 1 mi S of Maf
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An underpass on Business I-20 was flooded and closed after heavy rains fell over the area.
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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 18, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, August 18 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, August 18, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, August 18 to 20, 1997
- Rip Current in Florida, August 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, August 18, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 18, 1997
- Hail in Idaho, August 18, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 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: 5622508, 5622509, 5622511, 5622510.