Hail, Rusk
- When
- July 6, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, 15 mi S of Henderson
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -94.800
Reported by NWS Storm Spotters along Hwy 259.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Angelina
- When
- July 6, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Angelina County, 10 mi NW of Lufkin
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -94.850
Several reports of trees and power lines down along Hwy 103 and Hwy 7.
Hail, Angelina
- When
- July 6, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Angelina County, 10 mi NW of Lufkin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -94.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches
- When
- July 6, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Nacogdoches County, Garrison
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.820, -94.500
Several trees and powerlines were toppled by high winds leading to power outages. Accidents were caused during the event including one car which hit a downed tree and a hay truck which jack-knifed trying to avoid hitting the car. No injuries were reported.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- 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: 5609210, 5609211, 5609212, 5609213.