Texas, 1997Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 25, 1997
May 25, 1997 · NWS FWD · 13 events in 1 county or zone
5 tornado, 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
Event by event
5 tornado, 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 7:36 PM CST to 7:41 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Muenster to 4 mi S of Muenster
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -97.430
A tornado blew over a 1500 lb pumpjack, snapped 25 power poles, destroyed several barns, damaged roofs, and damaged or destroyed numerous trees.
Hail, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Muenster
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -97.380
Tornado, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 8:10 PM CST to 8:13 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Myra
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -97.320
A tornado was reported by spotters.
Hail, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, 5 mi NE of Era
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -97.230
Hail, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 8:34 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Valley View
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -97.170
Tornado, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 8:39 PM CST to 8:49 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Era to 3 mi NW of Valley View
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -97.270
Spotters reported a tornado northeast of Era. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 10 minutes and uprooted numerous large trees.
Tornado, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 8:41 PM CST to 8:43 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Mountain Spgs
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -97.050
A brief tornado was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, 2 mi NW of Era
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -97.320
Hail, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 8:54 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, 5 mi S of Gainesville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -97.150
Flash Flood, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 9:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Gainesville
- Coordinates
- 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Streets were reported flooded in and around town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, 2 mi N of Valley View
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -97.170
Winds were estimated at 80 to 90 mph north of town.
Tornado, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 9:11 PM CST to 9:19 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Gainesville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -97.150
A tornado touched down just east of the high school. Spotters watched this weak tornado for about 8 minutes as it moved east.
Hail, Cooke
- When
- May 25, 9:19 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke County, Gainesville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -97.150
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 19972 injured · $1.0 million · F2 · 48 events
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997$1.9 million · F2 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 25, 19971 death · 8 events
- Tornado in Maryland, May 25, 1997$250,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997$250,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997$75,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997$200,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Virginia, May 25, 1997$100,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1997$15,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
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: 5599098, 5599099, 5599100, 5599101, 5599102, 5599103, 5599104, 5599105, 5599106, 5599107, 5599108, 5599109, 5599110.