Hail, Lavaca
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, 2 mi E of Ezzell
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.280, -96.870
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, December 23, 1997
A severe thunderstorm produced large hail and winds that knocked over trees and damaged a barn and shed near Ezzell.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced large hail and winds that knocked over trees and damaged a barn and shed near Ezzell.
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lavaca
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, 2 mi E of Ezzell
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 29.280, -96.870
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 Wind in Louisiana, December 23, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 23, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 23 to 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Alaska, December 23 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 23, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, December 23, 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: 5620127, 5620128.