Texas, 1997Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Texas, July 6, 1997
July 6, 1997 · NWS SHV · 4 events in 1 county or zone
3 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- 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.
Lightning, Gregg
- When
- July 6, 11:39 AM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, Kilgore
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck the side of a house causing a small house fire on Monroe Street. Damage was minor and no injuries occurred.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg
- When
- July 6, 11:42 AM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, Kilgore
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -94.880
Several trees and power lines were toppled leaving many in town without electricity for several hours. Trees fell along Hwy 135 and in the Woodlawn and Chandler subdivisions.
Lightning, Gregg
- When
- July 6, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, Kilgore
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a church sparking a small fire with was quickly extinguished by the fire department.
Lightning, Gregg
- When
- July 6, 12:52 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg County, Kilgore
- Coordinates
- 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning stuck and set a tree on fire off of White Street.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 6, 19971 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 6, 19971 injured · $170,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997$23,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, July 6, 19971 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 19971.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 6, 199755 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997$4,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 6, 19970.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flood and Hail in Missouri, July 6, 19970.88 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Michigan, July 6, 19971.5 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 19971 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Waterspout in North Carolina, July 6, 19970.88 in hail · 3 events
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: 5609205, 5609204, 5609206, 5609207.