Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 23, 1997

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 23, 1997
Start: 1997-06-21T15:30
End: 1997-06-23T08:35
Location: Texas

June 21 to 23, 1997 · NWS SJT · 14 events in 13 counties and zones

13 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $8.1 million
Crop damage: $3.4 million
Events: 14

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 San Angelo radar (KSJT), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:10 UTC.

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Event by event

13 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Kimble

When: June 21, 3:30 PM CST to June 22, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Kimble County, 13 mi E of Segovia
Property damage: $5.0 million
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Coordinates: 30.487, -99.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to eight inches of rain fell over much of Kimble County, with ten inches reported at Segovia and 16 inches a few miles north of Segovia. The heavy rains and floodwaters closed Farm-to-Market roads and highways throughout the county. Water was five feet deep at the entrance to South Llano State Park. The county judge estimated millions of dollars of damage on roads and bridges.

Flash Flood, Mason

When: June 22, 2:00 AM CST to June 23, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Mason County, 10 mi SW of Mason
Property damage: $2.0 million
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Coordinates: 30.718, -99.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to eight inches of rain fell over most of Mason County but much higher amounts fell in a few areas.In the town of Mason 10 to 11 inches of rain was reported and in northeast Mason County, there was an unofficial report of 25 inches of rain. Farm-to-Market roads were closed throughout the county.

Flash Flood, Menard

When: June 22, 4:00 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
Where: Menard County, Menard
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.890, -99.821 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Sutton

When: June 22, 4:00 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
Where: Sutton County, 20 mi SE of Sonora
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 30.498, -100.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Up to three inches of rain fell over southeastern Sutton County.

Flash Flood, Menard

When: June 22, 4:00 PM CST to June 23, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Menard County, Menard
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 30.890, -99.821 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Up to four inches of rain fell over Menard County with higher amounts in a few areas. The water was up to four feet deep. Farm-to-Market roads and highways were closed.

Flash Flood, McCulloch

When: June 22, 6:00 PM CST to June 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where: McCulloch County, Brady
Property damage: $200,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 31.199, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five inches of rain fell in Brady with heavier rains in southwest McCulloch County. There was widespread street and road flooding throughout the county and Highway 71 was closed. The storms also caused numerous power outages.

Flash Flood, San Saba

When: June 22, 6:30 PM CST to June 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where: San Saba County, 15 mi W of Cherokee
Property damage: $150,000
Crop damage: $75,000
Coordinates: 31.155, -98.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Up to six and a half inches of rain fell and flooding was reported throughout the county. HIghway 71 was closed.

Flash Flood, Coleman

When: June 22, 8:25 PM CST to June 23, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Coleman County, 15 mi NNW of Coleman
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.773, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall rates were up to three inches per hour overnight the 22nd and 23rd. Rain totals throughout the county were all around five inches. The city streets in Coleman were closed due to the floodwaters.

Flash Flood, Brown

When: June 22, 10:30 PM CST to June 23, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Brown County, Brownwood
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Streams and creeks rose rapidly and overflowed in heavy rains. A motorist drowned when he attemped to cross a rapidly overflowing low water crossing on County Road 411 near Hogg Creek. His suburban was washed off the road by swift water. The passenger escaped and was rescued unharmed. The attempted crossing occurred around 2340 CST the night of the 22nd.Lake Brownwood rose nearly three feet above its spillway. At least 90 residents near the lake were stranded due to four-foot high waters at a low water crossing. In and around the city of Brownwood, streets and roads were closed due to the flooding.

Hail, Tom Green

When: June 23, 2:12 AM CST
Where: Tom Green County, Carlsbad
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.600, -100.630

Flash Flood, Runnels

When: June 23, 3:00 AM CST to 8:35 AM CST
Where: Runnels County, Ballinger
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 31.831, -99.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of rain fell in Ballinger in a three to four hour period. City streets and roads throughout the county were flooded.

Flash Flood, Jones

When: June 23, 5:30 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Jones County, Anson
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 32.740, -99.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains flooded streets in the town of Anson.

Flash Flood, Taylor

When: June 23, 5:30 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Taylor County, Buffalo Gap
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Callahan

When: June 23, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Callahan County, Baird
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.298, -99.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Flash Flood, Brown	1997-06-22	61	Male	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Direct

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, June 1997

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: 5592994, 5592995, 5593900, 5593901, 5592996, 5592997, 5592998, 5593902, 5593904, 5592999, 5593903, 5593906, 5593907, 5593905.