Flash Flood, Jackson
- When
- June 21, 3:45 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, County
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 28.954, -96.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CR 285 under water.
Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, June 21, 1997
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 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
- $65,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 Houston radar (KHGX), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:05 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- June 21, 4:06 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Edna
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 28.980, -96.650
Large trees uprooted, windows broken, and roofs damaged along the path.
Tornado, Wharton
- When
- June 21, 4:45 PM CST to 4:49 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, El Campo
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 29.200, -96.280
House on Thrift St. moved 4 feet off concrete piers. Bard sustained minor damage in Pierce.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- June 21, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Rosharon
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.350, -95.450
Trees blown down blocking CR 42.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- June 21, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Manvel
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.470, -95.350
Trees blown down blocking CR 190.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- June 21, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -95.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- June 21, 6:37 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Morgans Point
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -94.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- June 21, 6:47 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, La Porte
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.670, -95.020
Powerlines blown down at Sealand Marine.
Hail, Harris
- When
- June 21, 6:47 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, La Porte
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.670, -95.020
Hail at Sealand Marine.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Illinois, June 21 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 21 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Dust Storm and Lightning Strike in Oregon, June 21 to 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 21, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1997Warnings 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: 5611042, 5611043, 5611044, 5611045, 5611046, 5611047, 5611048, 5611049, 5611050.