Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- May 24, 1:00 PM CST to 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Schulenburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.680, -96.920
Severe winds blew over trees and power lines in Schulenburg.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 24, 1997
Widespread flash flooding was reported over Lavaca and DeWitt Counties as a result of rain totals nearing 3 inches countywide. The most severe flooding took place from Cuero to Hallettsville.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $15,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Widespread flash flooding was reported over Lavaca and DeWitt Counties as a result of rain totals nearing 3 inches countywide. The most severe flooding took place from Cuero to Hallettsville.
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Lavaca
- When
- May 24, 3:30 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lavaca County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.384, -96.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, De Witt
- When
- May 24, 3:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.082, -97.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, May 24 to 26, 1997
- Tornado and Flood in Louisiana, May 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, May 24, 1997
- Flood in Kansas, May 24, 1997
- Hail in Wyoming, May 24, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 24, 1997
- Hail in Texas, May 24, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, May 24 to 25, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 24, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 24, 1997
- Hail in Texas, May 24, 1997
- Hail in Wyoming, May 24, 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: 5598908, 5598909, 5598910.