Hail, Denton
- When
- May 30, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, 6 mi W of Bolivar
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.370, -97.370
Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 30, 1997
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $137,000
- 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.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:54 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque
- When
- May 30, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County, Valley Mills
- Coordinates
- 31.650, -97.480
A tree was blown down by strong winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan
- When
- May 30, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, Mc Gregor to 3 mi of Mc Gregor
- Coordinates
- 31.430, -97.470
Trees were blown down by strong winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan
- When
- May 30, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County, 3 mi S of Moody
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.270, -97.350
Strong winds damaged an outbuilding and uprooted small trees.
Tornado, Coryell
- When
- May 30, 4:54 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, Oglesby
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -97.520
A tornado developed near Oglesby, moved south for 5 miles and dissipated near Mother Neff State Park. Along the tornado's path a home received major damage, siding was removed from a church, several barns and outbuildings were destroyed, numerous large trees were uprooted and a car with 5 occupants was lifted from the road and thrown onto a fence. Two of the occupants received minor injuries.
Hail, Coryell
- When
- May 30, 4:54 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, Oglesby
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -97.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Coryell
- When
- May 30, 4:58 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County, 1 mi SE of Oglesby
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -97.500
Strong winds blew down trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bell
- When
- May 30, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, 3 mi E of Nolanville
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.080, -97.570
Strong winds damaged roofs, and blew down trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bell
- When
- May 30, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Bell County, Belton
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.070, -97.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Rains
- When
- May 30, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rains County, Emory
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -95.750
Strong winds damaged a roof, blew down a carport and downed trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockwall
- When
- May 30, 5:49 PM CST
- Where
- Rockwall County, Rockwall
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 32.930, -96.450
Strong winds damaged roofs and trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt
- When
- May 30, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, Van
- Coordinates
- 32.520, -95.650
A large tree was blown down by strong winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt
- When
- May 30, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt County, Canton
- Coordinates
- 32.550, -95.870
Numerous large trees were blown down throughout the county.
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5597466, 5597467, 5597468, 5597469, 5597470, 5597471, 5597472, 5597473, 5597474, 5597581, 5597582, 5597583, 5597584.