Texas, 1997Damaging Wind in Texas, August 4, 1997
August 4, 1997 · NWS SJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- August 4, 5:24 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Abilene Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -99.680
- 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.
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 4, 19971 death · 51 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail in Kentucky, August 4, 1997$250,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Nevada, August 4 to 5, 1997$110,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 4, 1997$83,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, August 4, 1997$60,000 · 2 events
- Hail in Kentucky, August 4, 1997$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 4, 1997$35,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Connecticut, August 4, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 4, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 4, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 4, 1997$17,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 4, 1997$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 events
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: 5614445.