1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees, blew plate glass windows out of a hotel, and blew the roof off the bathrooms at the city park. Power lines were blown down, and several large tree limbs were broken. One large limb landed on a car, breaking out all of the car's windows.
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Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 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: 5618554.