Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 6, 1997

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 6, 1997
Start: 1997-07-06T01:21
End: 1997-07-06T18:00
Location: Texas

July 6, 1997 · NWS HGX · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $170,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brazos

When: July 6, 1:21 AM CST
Where: Brazos County, College Station
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 30.600, -96.330

Quarter size hail at University & HWY 6.

Hail, Brazos

When: July 6, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Brazos County, College Station
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 30.600, -96.330

Golfball hail between College Station and Bryan.

Hail, Liberty

When: July 6, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Liberty County, Luce Bayou
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.130, -95.050

Hail on HWY 321 just north of Luce Bayou.

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When: July 6, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Liberty County, Dayton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.050, -94.880

Trees blown down in Dayton.

Flash Flood, San Jacinto

When: July 6, 1:50 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
Where: San Jacinto County, 5 mi N of Point Blank
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.580, -95.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

FM 980 had high water.

Flash Flood, Polk

When: July 6, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Corrigan
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.793, -94.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding.

Lightning, Harris

When: July 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Harris County, Humble
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $125,000
Coordinates: 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning induced fire burned Deerbrook Church of Christ down.

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.
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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5609703, 5609704, 5609705, 5609706, 5609707, 5609708, 5609709.