Texas, 1997Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1997
May 28, 1997 · NWS AMA · 9 events in 4 counties and zones
7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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
7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Deaf Smith
- When
- May 28, 4:07 PM CST to 4:08 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith County, 20 mi NW of Hereford
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -102.650
Brief tornado touchdown over open country. Tornado track was estimated.
Hail, Deaf Smith
- When
- May 28, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith County, 27 mi W of Hereford
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.820, -102.880
Hail, Hansford
- When
- May 28, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hansford County, 11 mi W of Gruver
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -101.600
Hail, Hansford
- When
- May 28, 5:24 PM CST
- Where
- Hansford County, 20 mi WNW of Spearman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -101.530
Hail, Hansford
- When
- May 28, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hansford County, 4 mi SW of Gruver
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -101.450
Hail, Sherman
- When
- May 28, 5:36 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County, 10 mi SE of Stratford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -101.930
Hail, Sherman
- When
- May 28, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County, 14 mi SE of Stratford
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -101.880
Hail, Moore
- When
- May 28, 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 12 mi E of Dumas
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -101.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- May 28, 6:43 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 1 mi N of Dumas
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -101.970
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 28, 1997$27 million · 2.5 in hail · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, May 28, 19971 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, May 28, 1997$135,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 28, 1997$104,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Louisiana, May 28, 1997$102,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 28, 1997$50,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 28, 1997$26,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 28, 1997$5,000 · 2 in hail · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 28, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in New Mexico, May 28, 1997$20,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 28, 19971 injured · $5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Texas, May 28, 19971 in hail · 6 events
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: 5611061, 5611062, 5611064, 5611063, 5611065, 5611066, 5611068, 5611067, 5611069.