Hail, Brewster
- When
- June 23, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 25 mi SSW of Marathon
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.870, -103.420
Half dollar size hail was reported at a ranch.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 23, 1997
A cluster of thunderstorms that developed in the Davis Mountains moved south through Brewster County. These storms were moving through much lower dewpoints than the storm in Winkler County, but were able to sustain themselves.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A cluster of thunderstorms that developed in the Davis Mountains moved south through Brewster County. These storms were moving through much lower dewpoints than the storm in Winkler County, but were able to sustain themselves. Mid and upper level lift in the area from a deformation zone probably weakened the cap in that region. The storm on the western end became dominant, but began to develop to the east. The storm then moved due east across Terlingua Ranch and through the extreme northern parts Big Bend National Park.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brewster
- When
- June 23, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brewster County, 16 mi NE of Study Butte
- Coordinates
- 29.480, -103.350
Outflow on the south edge of a thunderstorm peeled half the roof off a house. Power was knocked out as well over a large area until 10:30 the next morning.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in West Virginia, June 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 23 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 23, 1997
- Hail in Wyoming, June 23, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 23, 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: 5611603, 5611604.