Hail, Val Verde
- When
- May 19, 4:25 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde County, Pandale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -101.550
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 19, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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 Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:25 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maverick
- When
- May 19, 7:00 PM CST to 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Maverick County, El Indio to 7 mi S of Eagle Pass
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 28.420, -100.320
Numerous large limbs blown out of trees and phone lines blown down by high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kinney
- When
- May 19, 7:45 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kinney County, Brackettville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.320, -100.420
Numerous cable and power lines were blown down by high winds.
Flash Flood, Maverick
- When
- May 19, 8:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Maverick County, Eagle Pass
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 28.743, -100.314 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Brief flash flooding in Eagle Pass forced the evacuation of one family from their home.
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in California, May 19, 1997
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- Flash Flood in California, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood and Flood in Mississippi, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood in Utah, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 19, 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: 5598796, 5598797, 5598799, 5598798.