Texas, 1997

Hail in Texas, May 14, 1997

May 14, 1997 · NWS MAF · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 Lubbock radar (KLBB), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:25 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Scurry

When
May 14, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Scurry County, Fluvanna
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -101.150

A storm that developed in Garza County moved southward into northwestern Scurry County where the golfball size hail fell at Fluvanna.

Hail, Borden

When
May 14, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Borden County, 13 mi E of Gail
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -101.220

Hail, Scurry

When
May 14, 7:56 PM CST
Where
Scurry County, 15 mi SW of Snyder
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.570, -101.080

The Fluvanna storm moved southward along the Borden/Scurry County line into the Knapp community.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5611545, 5611546, 5611547.