Texas, 1997Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 7, 1997
July 7, 1997 · NWS HGX · 4 events in 1 county or zone
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity
- When
- July 7, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Landing
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -95.280
Large tree snapped at the base and fell on a 2 story house. Numerous other trees snapped off at the base in the area. Satellite dise also damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity
- When
- July 7, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Groveton
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.070, -95.150
Trees blown down 3 miles west of the HWY 287/94 intersection.
Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity
- When
- July 7, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Trinity
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.930, -95.380
16 pines down along a 1/4 mile stretch of HWY 19 from Trinity to FM 1817.
Flash Flood, Trinity
- When
- July 7, 9:35 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity County, Trinity
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.089, -95.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
HWY 19 flooded in the Trinty area. Water several feet deep over FM 3188 for over 1/4 mile near Skains Community Cemetary Rd and road appeared to sustain damage. Water over HWY 94 east of Glendale.
- 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.
- Dust Storm and Hail in Arizona, July 7 to 10, 199725 injured · $241,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 7 to 8, 1997$6.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 18 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1997$852,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Iowa, July 7, 1997$205,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 7, 19977 injured · 57 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1997$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1997$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1997$80,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 7, 1997$70,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 7, 1997$70,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1997$60,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1997$60,000 · 1 in hail · 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: 5609710, 5609711, 5609712, 5609785.