Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 16, 1997
Start: 1997-06-16T14:29
End: 1997-06-16T22:51
Location: Texas

June 16, 1997 · NWS SJT · 24 events in 13 counties and zones

13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3.2 million
Crop damage: $915,000
Events: 24

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.

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Event by event

13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Runnels

When: June 16, 2:29 PM CST
Where: Runnels County, 2 mi N of Winters
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.000, -99.950

Hail, Coke

When: June 16, 3:02 PM CST
Where: Coke County, Tennyson
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 31.730, -100.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Coke

When: June 16, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Coke County, Tennyson
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.730, -100.280

Hail, Nolan

When: June 16, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Nolan County, Blackwell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.080, -100.320

Hail, Taylor

When: June 16, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Bradshaw
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.100, -99.900

Hail, Runnels

When: June 16, 4:29 PM CST
Where: Runnels County, Winters
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.970, -99.950

Hail, Taylor

When: June 16, 4:56 PM CST to 5:04 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Lawn to Abilene
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 32.130, -99.750

Nickel to golfball sized hail fell along a path from Lawn to the city of Abilene.

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: June 16, 5:02 PM CST to 5:37 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Abilene Muni Arpt to Abilene
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $2.0 million
Crop damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 32.420, -99.680

A wind gust to 52 knots (60 mph) was recorded at the Abilene Municipal Airport at 1702 CST but wind gusts to 70 to 80 mph were reported throughout the city of Abilene. Many trees were uprooted and there was considerable roof damage. Power was lost for several thousand customers.

Thunderstorm Wind, Callahan

When: June 16, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Callahan County, Clyde
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.400, -99.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: June 16, 5:26 PM CST to 5:36 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Bradshaw
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 32.100, -99.900

Hail, Taylor

When: June 16, 5:32 PM CST
Where: Taylor County, Dyess Afb
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.420, -99.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: June 16, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 20 mi SE of Anson
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.550, -99.630

Strong winds destroyed two barns and damaged roofs of other buildings.

Hail, Coleman

When: June 16, 6:10 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
Where: Coleman County, Coleman
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.830, -99.430

Hail, Brown

When: June 16, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Brown County, Cross Cut
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.030, -99.130

Hail, Callahan

When: June 16, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Callahan County, Cross Plains
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 32.130, -99.170

Tornado, Fisher

When: June 16, 7:10 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Fisher County, Roby to 1 mi SW of Roby
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 32.750, -100.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Fisher

When: June 16, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Fisher County, Roby
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 32.750, -100.380

Visibilities were reduced to zero in blowing dust.

Hail, Jones

When: June 16, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 3 mi W of Stamford
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.830

Tornado, Jones

When: June 16, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 3 mi W of Stamford
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 15 yd
Coordinates: 32.950, -99.830

Tornado, Jones

When: June 16, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 2 mi NW of Lueders
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 32.820, -99.650

Tornado, Irion

When: June 16, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Irion County, 13 mi N of Mertzon
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 15 yd
Coordinates: 31.450, -100.820

A tornado was sighted near the community of Arden.

Hail, Tom Green

When: June 16, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Tom Green County, 10 mi NW of San Angelo
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.570, -100.550

One inch hail fell in the community of Grape Creek.

Tornado, Schleicher

When: June 16, 9:34 PM CST
Where: Schleicher County, Eldorado
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 15 yd
Coordinates: 30.850, -100.620

Hail, Sutton

When: June 16, 10:51 PM CST
Where: Sutton County, Sonora
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $80,000
Coordinates: 30.570, -100.630

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 5602113, 5602114, 5602115, 5602116, 5602117, 5602118, 5602399, 5602119, 5602384, 5602400, 5602385, 5602386, 5602387, 5602388, 5602389, 5602390, 5602391, 5602392, 5602393, 5602394, 5602395, 5602396, 5602397, 5602398.