Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- June 16, 5:59 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Justin
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -97.300
Strong winds blew down trees.
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
6 thunderstorm wind, 6 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
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $127,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:55 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Denton
- When
- June 16, 5:59 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Justin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -97.300
Hail, Denton
- When
- June 16, 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Roanoke
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -97.180
Hail, Denton
- When
- June 16, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Lewisville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -97.000
Hail, Denton
- When
- June 16, 6:33 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Lewisville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -97.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- June 16, 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Lewisville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -97.000
Strong winds blew down power lines
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- June 16, 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Lewisville
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -97.000
Strong winds overturned a mobile home. Trees and power lines were also downed by the strong winds. A large tree was blown onto a house resulting in major damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- June 16, 6:44 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, 4 mi E of Lewisville
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -96.930
Wind gusts to 67 mph were measured in The Colony.
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- June 16, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, 5 mi W of Roanoke
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -97.270
Strong winds blew down trees on I-35W at Eagle Parkway. Wind damage also occurred in the infield of the Texas Motor Speedway (5 NW Roanoke) where a temporary trailer was flipped.
Hail, Denton
- When
- June 16, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, 3 mi E of Roanoke
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -97.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- June 16, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, 3 mi E of Roanoke
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -97.130
Strong winds blew down trees.
Hail, Denton
- When
- June 16, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Justin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -97.300
Flash Flood, Denton
- When
- June 16, 8:54 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Denton
- Coordinates
- 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous roads throughout the county were reported flooded.
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.
- 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
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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: 5607847, 5607848, 5607849, 5607850, 5607851, 5607852, 5607853, 5607854, 5607855, 5607856, 5607940, 5607941, 5607942.