Flash Flooding in Texas, June 8, 1997

Name: Flash Flooding in Texas, June 8, 1997
Start: 1997-06-08T07:45
End: 1997-06-08T11:00
Location: Texas

June 8, 1997 · NWS MAF · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
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.

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:47 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Borden

When: June 8, 7:45 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where: Borden County, 14 mi NW of Gail
Coordinates: 32.744, -101.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

FM 1054 was flooded up on the Caprock.

Flash Flood, Scurry

When: June 8, 8:30 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where: Scurry County, Knapp
Coordinates: 32.746, -100.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy morning rains over the southwest part of the county flooded roads in the Knapp area. Roads 3S and 2NE of Knapp were flooded.

Flash Flood, Scurry

When: June 8, 8:45 AM CST to 10:45 AM CST
Where: Scurry County, 1 mi N of Ira
Coordinates: 32.746, -100.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding also occurred near the Ira area from the same storms that flooded the Knapp area.

Flash Flood, Scurry

When: June 8, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where: Scurry County, Snyder
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.746, -100.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy morning rains caused widespread street flooding in the city of Snyder. A city park had flooding that caused a large whirlpool as the water flowed into a drainage grate. Flooding rose into three units of an apartment complex.

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.

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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: 5611346, 5611344, 5611345, 5611347.