Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 6, 1997

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 6, 1997
Start: 1997-06-06T02:30
End: 1997-06-06T17:00
Location: Texas

June 6, 1997 · NWS SJT · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

5 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.1 million
Crop damage: $465,000
Events: 8

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), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:30 UTC.

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Event by event

5 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Nolan

When: June 6, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Nolan County, Roscoe
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.430, -100.530

Hail, Taylor

When: June 6, 2:51 AM CST
Where: Taylor County, 14 mi SW of Merkel
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.320, -100.180

Flash Flood, Nolan

When: June 6, 3:20 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where: Nolan County, Sweetwater
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.304, -100.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Taylor

When: June 6, 4:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where: Taylor County, 19 mi SW of Abilene
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, San Saba

When: June 6, 5:30 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: San Saba County, Richland Spgs
Property damage: $800,000
Crop damage: $400,000
Coordinates: 31.155, -98.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very heavy rains fell over San Saba County the morning of the 6th. The northwest part of the county received the highest amounts, with ten inches of rain reported at Elk Grove. Eight inches of rain fell at Richland Springs while six and a half inches was measured in the town of San Saba. Major flooding occurred throughout San Saba County. Many residents were stranded in the floodwaters, but later rescued.

Flash Flood, Brown

When: June 6, 5:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Brown County, Brookesmith
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seven inches of rain fell at Brookesmith in southern Brown County.

Flash Flood, Coleman

When: June 6, 6:20 AM CST to 10:15 AM CST
Where: Coleman County, Coleman
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 31.773, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Between two and a half and five inches of rain fell over a large part of Coleman County the morning of the 6th. Almost five inches of rain was reported in Coleman and about six inches of rain in Santa Anna. Cars stalled in the floodwaters in the streets of Coleman.

Thunderstorm Wind, McCulloch

When: June 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where: McCulloch County, Brady
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.130, -99.330

Rain and wind pushed tree limbs into power lines, blowing fuses on the lines.

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.
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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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: 5601746, 5601747, 5601748, 5601749, 5601855, 5601858, 5601856, 5601857.