Texas, 1997

Tornado and Hail in Texas, August 22, 1997

August 22, 1997 · NWS SJT · 11 events in 3 counties and zones

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$110,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Events
11

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.

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Event by event

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Taylor

When
August 22, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, 3 mi SW of Abilene
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.420, -99.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
August 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Buffalo Gap
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.280, -99.820

Hail, Taylor

When
August 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Taylor County, Buffalo Gap
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -99.820

Tornado, Runnels

When
August 22, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Runnels County, Hatchel
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
31.850, -99.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Runnels

When
August 22, 6:41 PM CST
Where
Runnels County, Hatchel
Property damage
$75,000
Coordinates
31.850, -99.950

Hail, Runnels

When
August 22, 6:41 PM CST
Where
Runnels County, Hatchel
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -99.950

Hail, Coleman

When
August 22, 6:48 PM CST
Where
Coleman County, 2 mi WNW of Glen Cove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.880, -99.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Coleman

When
August 22, 7:05 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
Where
Coleman County, Coleman
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
31.830, -99.430

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Hail, Coleman

When
August 22, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Coleman County, 5 mi W of Coleman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.830, -99.520

Hail, Runnels

When
August 22, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Runnels County, Miles
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -100.180

Hail, Coleman

When
August 22, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Coleman County, 10 mi N of Coleman
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.980, -99.430

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 5614564, 5614554, 5614555, 5614556, 5614557, 5614558, 5614559, 5614560, 5614561, 5614562, 5614563.