Texas, 1997Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 29, 1997
July 29, 1997 · NWS AMA · 6 events in 2 counties and zones
Severe thunderstorms raked the central Texas Panhandle with very heavy rainfall which resulted in localized flooding as well as hail and damaging winds during the evening hours.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Severe thunderstorms raked the central Texas Panhandle with very heavy rainfall which resulted in localized flooding as well as hail and damaging winds during the evening hours.
Event by event
3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randall
- When
- July 29, 5:11 PM CST to 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, 5 mi NNE of Canyon
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -101.880
Wind damage at Bell Street and Rockwell Road with power lines down and damage to trailers, cars, and sheds.
Flash Flood, Randall
- When
- July 29, 5:13 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, 5 mi SW of Amarillo
- Coordinates
- 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding on Soncy Road in southwest Amarillo.
Hail, Potter
- When
- July 29, 5:14 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.720
Flash Flood, Potter
- When
- July 29, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The intersection of Interstate 40 and Washington Street closed by flooding.
Hail, Potter
- When
- July 29, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.720
Flash Flood, Potter
- When
- July 29, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Vehicle stalled by water in southbound lane of Lakeside Drive and U.S. Highway 60. The northbound lanes of Lakeside Drive closed by water at U.S. Highway 60.
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Colorado, July 29 to 30, 19971 injured · $15 million · 6 events
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 29, 1997$250,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 29, 1997$150,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 29 to 30, 1997$105,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, July 29 to 30, 1997$69,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 29, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wyoming, July 29 to 30, 1997$35,000 · F0 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 29, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 29, 19973 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 29, 1997$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 29, 19971 injured · 1 event
- Wildfire in New Jersey, July 29 to 30, 19971 injured · 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: 5615386, 5615384, 5615385, 5615387, 5615388, 5615457.