Texas, 1997Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Texas, July 22, 1997
July 22, 1997 · NWS OUN · 3 events in 1 county or zone
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $104,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Lightning, Wichita
- When
- July 22, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Wichita Falls
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ligtning struck and set fire to a house, completely destroying the home and its contents.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- July 22, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 3 mi E of Iowa Park
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -98.620
Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and blew a boat and camper over.
Lightning, Wichita
- When
- July 22, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Wichita Falls
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
According to witnesses, lightning struck an antenna on a house, sending a fireball into the air which landed on a nearby apartment and set the apartment building on fire.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, July 22, 1997$604,000 · 1.85 in hail · 19 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 22, 1997$530,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 22, 1997$500,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 22, 1997$105,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 1997$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 22, 1997$70,000 · 1 event
- Hail in South Dakota, July 22, 1997$70,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 22, 1997$60,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 22, 1997$58,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 22, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 22, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 22, 1997$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5618815, 5618813, 5618814.