Texas, 1997Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 20, 1997
June 20, 1997 · NWS SJT · 3 events in 1 county or zone
1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Events
- 3
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
1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- June 20, 8:05 PM CST to 8:24 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Westbrook to 7 mi ESE of Westbrook
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -101.130
Hail damaged many vehicles on Interstate 20.
Flash Flood, Mitchell
- When
- June 20, 8:25 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Westbrook
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -100.921 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains caused flooding in the streets of Westbrook.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell
- When
- June 20, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, 5 mi S of Colorado City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -100.850
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20 to 21, 19971 death · 7 injured · $535,000 · 2 in hail · 53 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Michigan, June 20 to 23, 19977 injured · $9.2 million · 1 in hail · 20 events
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 20, 19971 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997$5.8 million · 1.5 in hail · 21 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997$6.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 19973 injured · $1.2 million · 78 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 19975 injured · $500,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997$1.0 million · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997$262,000 · 3 in hail · 23 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 20, 1997$530,000 · 77 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 1997$550,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 1997$310,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5601993, 5601994, 5601995.