Hail, Jack
- When
- August 20, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jack County, 5 mi SE of Jacksboro
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.170, -98.100
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1997
3 hail, 2 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:50 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Fannin
- When
- August 20, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County, Windom
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -96.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin
- When
- August 20, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County, Windom
- Measured
- 87 kt (100 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.1 million
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -96.000
Strong winds, estimated at more than 100 mph, caused severe building damage, demolished two grain elevators, destroyed sheds, damaged homes, and blew down power lines. Flying debris injured a man at the feed mill, where much of the damage occurred.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fannin
- When
- August 20, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County, Leonard
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -96.250
Strong winds destroyed a radio tower, damaged a convenience store, and blew down trees and street signs.
Hail, Fannin
- When
- August 20, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin County, Leonard
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -96.250
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 20, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, August 20 to 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 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: 5612689, 5612690, 5612691, 5612692, 5612693.