Texas, 1997

Hail in Texas, July 14, 1997

July 14, 1997 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 227 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:55 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jeff Davis

When
July 14, 12:57 PM CST
Where
Jeff Davis County, 5 mi W of Ft Davis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.580, -103.970

A multicell storm over the Davis Mountains dropped dime size hail on a ranch. Dew points near 60 degrees supplied above average low-level moisture for the area to intensify the storms.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5611123.