Thunderstorm Wind, Montague
- When
- May 25, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County, 3 mi E of Montague
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -97.670
Trees were blown down by strong winds.
Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1997
3 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 7
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 Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.
Event by event
3 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Montague
- When
- May 25, 6:24 PM CST to 6:28 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County, Dye Mound
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -97.600
A tornado destroyed two barns and a carport.
Hail, Montague
- When
- May 25, 6:28 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County, Hardy
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -97.530
Hail, Montague
- When
- May 25, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County, St Jo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -97.530
Hail, Montague
- When
- May 25, 7:31 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County, St Jo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -97.530
Tornado, Montague
- When
- May 25, 7:34 PM CST to 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County, 2 mi S of St Jo
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -97.530
A brief tornado was reported south of town.
Tornado, Montague
- When
- May 25, 7:39 PM CST to 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Montague County, 2 mi SE of St Jo
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -97.520
The tornado south of town dissipated and another brief tornado developed southeast of town.
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Maryland, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Virginia, May 25, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 1997Warnings in Texas, May 1997
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: 5598981, 5598982, 5598983, 5598984, 5598985, 5598986, 5598987.