Hail, Martin
- When
- June 20, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, 2 mi S of Stanton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -101.800
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 20 to 21, 1997
Storms initially developed along the dry line and moved into an unstable air mass with temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the lower 60s. Buoyancy values were greater than 2000 J/kg.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
Storms initially developed along the dry line and moved into an unstable air mass with temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the lower 60s. Buoyancy values were greater than 2000 J/kg.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ector
- When
- June 20, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 12 mi S of Odessa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.680, -102.370
Hail, Midland
- When
- June 20, 4:23 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 2 mi NW of Midland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -102.100
Flash Flood, Dawson
- When
- June 20, 6:20 PM CST to June 21, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dawson County, 14 mi NNE of Lamesa
- Coordinates
- 32.743, -101.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains caused flooding on U.S. Highway 87 that made a 500 yard stretch of the highway impassable.
Hail, Howard
- When
- June 20, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 7 mi NE of Big Spring
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -101.380
Hail, Scurry
- When
- June 20, 7:43 PM CST
- Where
- Scurry County, 8 mi SSE of Snyder
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -100.850
The leading edge of a multicell cluster briefly developed a tight reflectivity gradient and an overhang. The storm briefly produced golfball size hail during this period.
What these are
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Michigan, June 20 to 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 1997
More
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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: 5611612, 5611613, 5611614, 5611615, 5611617, 5611616.