Tornado, Wheeler
- When
- June 11, 5:39 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, 5 mi W of Twitty
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -100.320
Tornado remained over open country and track was estimated.
Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 11, 1997
5 tornado, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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
5 tornado, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Wheeler
- When
- June 11, 7:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Lela
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash flooding south of Interstate 40 with one road washed out and water in a couple of homes.
Tornado, Collingsworth
- When
- June 11, 7:09 PM CST to 7:11 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, 7 mi N of Quail
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -100.450
Tornado remained over open country and track was estimated.
Hail, Gray
- When
- June 11, 7:42 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 1 mi NW of Mc Lean
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -100.620
Hail, Collingsworth
- When
- June 11, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, 10 mi E of Quail
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -100.270
Tornado, Gray
- When
- June 11, 7:47 PM CST to 7:58 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, Mc Lean to 1 mi SSE of Mc Lean
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -100.620
Tornado remained over open country and track was estimated.
Tornado, Donley
- When
- June 11, 7:58 PM CST to 8:02 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, Jericho to 20 mi E of Jericho
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -100.580
Tornado remained over open country and track was estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Collingsworth
- When
- June 11, 8:15 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, 2 mi W of Quail
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -100.480
Tornado, Collingsworth
- When
- June 11, 9:10 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, Wellington to 5 mi SE of Wellington
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 9 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -100.220
Tornado remained over open country and track was estimated.
Flash Flood, Collingsworth
- When
- June 11, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth County, 5 mi N of Quail
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CR 1547 closed due to 3 to 4 inch rainfall.
What these are
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 11, 1997
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 11 to 22, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 11, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 11 to 29, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 11, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Washington, June 11 to 30, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 11, 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: 5611316, 5611308, 5611309, 5611310, 5611311, 5611312, 5611317, 5611313, 5611314, 5611315.