Thunderstorm Wind, Bell
- When
- July 6, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Bartlett
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -97.430
Strong winds blew down trees and power lines.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Milam
- When
- July 6, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Milam County, Davilla
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -97.270
Strong winds blew down trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Milam
- When
- July 6, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Milam County, Thorndale
- Coordinates
- 30.620, -97.200
A large tree was blown down by strong winds.
Flash Flood, Milam
- When
- July 6, 8:30 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Milam County, Rockdale
- Coordinates
- 30.786, -96.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Locally heavy rain that fell in the area resulted in a bridge being flooded.
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 6, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 6, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Texas, July 6, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 6, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 6, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Missouri, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 1997
- Hail and Waterspout in North Carolina, July 6, 1997
More
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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: 5606430, 5606431, 5606535, 5606536.