Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 14, 1997

Name: Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 14, 1997
Start: 1997-06-14T21:00
End: 1997-06-14T22:00
Location: Texas

June 14, 1997 · NWS EWX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstorm winds knocked out power lines and caused widespread wind damage. Heavy rainfall from the thunderstorm caused flash flooding of streets with some homes under water.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $130,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorm winds knocked out power lines and caused widespread wind damage. Heavy rainfall from the thunderstorm caused flash flooding of streets with some homes under water.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When: June 14, 9:00 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County, Del Rio
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.370, -100.900

Flash Flood, Val Verde

When: June 14, 9:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County, Del Rio
Property damage: $80,000
Coordinates: 29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5608007, 5608008.