Texas, 1997Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 14, 1997
June 14, 1997 · NWS AMA · 9 events in 4 counties and zones
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. 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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- 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.
Event by event
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Randall
- When
- June 14, 4:25 PM CST to 4:27 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, 16 mi ESE of Canyon
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -101.650
Brief touchdown at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Tornado remained over open country and track was estimated.
Hail, Randall
- When
- June 14, 4:32 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, 16 mi ESE of Canyon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -101.650
Hail, Potter
- When
- June 14, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Report at Interstate 40 and Loop 335.
Hail, Potter
- When
- June 14, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Report at Tri-State Fairgrounds.
Hail, Potter
- When
- June 14, 4:47 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo Intl Arpt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -101.720
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- June 14, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 8 mi W of Stinnett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -101.600
Hail, Moore
- When
- June 14, 5:05 PM CST to 5:07 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Masterson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -101.970
Report on FM 1913 south from Highway 152. Hail was covering the road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randall
- When
- June 14, 5:17 PM CST to 5:26 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Report from Loop 335 and Osage Street and Washington Street.
Thunderstorm Wind, Potter
- When
- June 14, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Trees reported down in town.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 14, 19971 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 14 to 16, 1997$1.6 million · F0 · 20 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, June 14, 1997$532,000 · F0 · 35 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 14, 1997$130,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 14, 1997$34,000 · 0.9 in hail · 13 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 14, 1997$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 14, 1997$15,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 14, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 14, 1997$30,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 14, 19971 injured · 51 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 14, 1997$18,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 14, 1997$15,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events
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: 5609517, 5609518, 5609519, 5609520, 5609521, 5609522, 5609523, 5609524, 5609525.