Texas, 1997

Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 22 to 23, 1997

June 22 to 23, 1997 · NWS FWD · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 flash flood, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$70,000
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:32 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Comanche

When
June 22, 12:30 PM CST to 12:33 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, 2 mi SW of De Leon
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
35 yd
Property damage
$70,000
Coordinates
32.100, -98.570

A tornado removed the roof from a mobile home, destroyed 3 barns and downed trees.

Flash Flood, Comanche

When
June 22, 7:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, Sipe Spgs
Coordinates
31.948, -98.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two feet of water was reported over Farm-to-Market Road 587.

Flash Flood, Comanche

When
June 22, 11:46 PM CST to June 23, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Comanche County, Comanche
Coordinates
31.948, -98.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads throughout the county were reported flooded.

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 5608228, 5608230, 5608229.