Texas, 1997Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 9, 1997
May 8 to 9, 1997 · NWS FWD · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Flash Flood, Tarrant
- When
- May 8, 10:35 PM CST to May 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Saginaw
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The intersection of Western Center Blvd. and Blue Mound Road was reported flooded.
Flash Flood, Tarrant
- When
- May 8, 11:20 PM CST to May 9, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Haslet
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A car stalled in flood waters.
- 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 Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 31, 1997$1.7 million · F1 · 46 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1997$4.3 million · F1 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 9, 1997$224,000 · F0 · 37 events
- Hail in Texas, May 8, 1997$590,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, May 8, 1997$200,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 8, 1997$500 · 1.75 in hail · 15 events
- Hail in Michigan, May 8, 1997$1,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 9, 1997$2,000 · F0 · 6 events
- Hail in Michigan, May 8, 19971.25 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 8 to 9, 19971 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 8, 199752 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, May 8, 1997F0 · 3 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: 5598717, 5598718.