Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- August 20, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, 15 mi SE of Marshall
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -94.180
Several trees toppled along Hwy 31.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1997
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 Shreveport radar (KSHV), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:47 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 20, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 10 mi NW of Jefferson
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -94.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- August 20, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, Harleton
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -94.570
Trees and powerlines were blown down along FM450 and along FM1968.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg
- When
- August 20, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, Longview
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -94.730
Trees and power lines were felled in the city leading to numerous power outages.
Hail, Gregg
- When
- August 20, 10:07 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, Longview
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -94.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- August 20, 10:26 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, Hallsville to Woodlawn
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 32.500, -94.570
Winds blew a carport roof off one home and roof damage was also reported at another resident. The Woodlawn area also reported minor damage to homes including a mobile home on FM1997 which had its roof ripped open.
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Connecticut, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Utah, August 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 20, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, August 20, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 20, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, August 20 to 22, 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: 5610047, 5610052, 5610048, 5610049, 5610050, 5610051.