Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 30, 1997

Name: Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 30, 1997
Start: 1997-05-30T07:12
End: 1997-05-30T09:00
Location: Texas

May 30, 1997 · NWS FWD · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:10 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tarrant

When: May 30, 7:12 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Ft Worth
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many streets were reported flooded downtown.

Flash Flood, Tarrant

When: May 30, 7:20 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Ft Worth
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An intersection was reported flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: May 30, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County, Ft Worth
Coordinates: 32.750, -97.350

Tree limbs were downed by strong winds.

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5597463, 5597464, 5597465.