Texas, 1997Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Texas, June 6 to 7, 1997
June 6 to 7, 1997 · NWS HGX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
3 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Flash Flood, Colorado
- When
- June 6, 10:00 PM CST to June 7, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Colorado County, Eagle Lake
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 29.621, -96.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads flooded, some up to 3 feet deep, in Eagle Lake.
Flash Flood, Austin
- When
- June 7, 2:12 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Austin County, 4 mi N of Industry
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.887, -96.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
HWY 109 & FM 2502 closed due to high water
Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- June 7, 2:12 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 4 mi S of Brenham
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.215, -96.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
HWY 109 closed due to high water
Lightning, Madison
- When
- June 7, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Madisonville
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.966, -95.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck tank and caused it to explode at Patfinder #1 Saltwater Disposal Facility.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 6 to 21, 19971 death · 1 injured · $180,000 · F1 · 36 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 6, 1997$1.6 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Montana, June 6 to 29, 1997$295,000 · 1.75 in hail · 36 events
- Hail in Missouri, June 6, 1997$1.0 million · 2 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, June 6, 1997$155,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 6, 1997$95,000 · 10 events
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 6, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 6, 1997$60,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 6, 1997F1 · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Wyoming, June 6, 1997F1 · 3 events
- Tornado in Wyoming, June 6, 1997F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 6, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
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: 5610825, 5610826, 5610827, 5610828.