4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:24 UTC.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Two homes were reported flooded and residents were evacuated. A business received major water damage when flood waters entered the building.
A home was flooded by high water and residents were evacuated.
A car was washed off a road. Two people in the car drown in flood waters and the third was treated for hypothermia due to prolonged exposure to the cold water temperatures.
Highway 190 was reported flooded. Cars were washed off the road and into the river. A mobile home was destroyed by flood waters.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Bell | 1997-12-20 | 15 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Bell | 1997-12-20 | 17 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, December 1997
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: 5626883, 5626884, 5626885, 5626886.