Texas, 1997

Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 14, 1997

June 14, 1997 · NWS AMA · 9 events in 2 counties and zones

4 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Amarillo radar (KAMA), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hartley

When
June 14, 2:26 PM CST
Where
Hartley County, 7 mi S of Hartley
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -102.400

Hail, Moore

When
June 14, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Moore County, 6 mi SW of Dumas
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -102.050

Tornado, Moore

When
June 14, 2:59 PM CST to 3:01 PM CST
Where
Moore County, 6 mi SW of Dumas
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
35.780, -102.050

Report of tornado on Highway 722 and tornado remained over open country. Tornado track was estimated.

Tornado, Moore

When
June 14, 3:23 PM CST to 3:25 PM CST
Where
Moore County, 4 mi SW of Dumas
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Coordinates
35.820, -102.020

Report of tornado near the Phillips Plant. Tornado remained over open country and track was estimated.

Flash Flood, Moore

When
June 14, 3:34 PM CST
Where
Moore County, 4 mi S of Dumas
Coordinates
35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Moore

When
June 14, 3:34 PM CST
Where
Moore County, Four Way
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.680, -101.970

Flash Flood, Moore

When
June 14, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Moore County, Dumas
Coordinates
35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Moore

When
June 14, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Moore County, 3 mi N of Four Way
Coordinates
35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Moore

When
June 14, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Moore County, 7 mi SW of Dumas
Coordinates
35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5609508, 5609509, 5609510, 5609511, 5609512, 5609513, 5609514, 5609515, 5609516.