Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, June 13, 1997

Name: Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, June 13, 1997
Start: 1997-06-13T17:40
End: 1997-06-13T23:15
Location: Texas

June 13, 1997 · NWS FWD · 7 events in 1 county or zone

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $82,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: June 13, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, Greenville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.130, -96.120

Strong winds blew down trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: June 13, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, Commerce
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 33.250, -95.900

Strong winds blew a tree onto a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: June 13, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, 5 mi N of Greenville
Coordinates: 33.200, -96.120

Strong winds blew down numerous trees.

Tornado, Hunt

When: June 13, 8:45 PM CST to 8:47 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, 5 mi NW of Greenville
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 33.180, -96.180

A brief tornado was reported.

Hail, Hunt

When: June 13, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, Muddig
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.400, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunt

When: June 13, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, Muddig
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 33.400, -95.920

Strong winds damaged the roof and a wall of a home.

Flash Flood, Hunt

When: June 13, 9:15 PM CST to 11:15 PM CST
Where: Hunt County, Greenville
Coordinates: 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several streets were flooded due to heavy rain.

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.
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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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

Every storm in Texas in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1997 Warnings in Texas, June 1997

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: 5609309, 5609310, 5609311, 5609312, 5609313, 5609314, 5609315.