Texas, 1997

Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997

October 23, 1997 · NWS FWD · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 5 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

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Event by event

5 hail, 5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bell

When
October 23, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Bell County, Temple
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -97.350

Hail, Bell

When
October 23, 8:51 AM CST
Where
Bell County, Temple
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -97.350

Hail, Falls

When
October 23, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Falls County, Chilton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.280, -97.070

Flash Flood, Tarrant

When
October 23, 9:26 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where
Tarrant County, Ft Worth
Coordinates
32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A car was stranded by high water.

Hail, Johnson

When
October 23, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Johnson County, Godley
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.450, -97.530

Flash Flood, Dallas

When
October 23, 10:40 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, Dallas
Coordinates
32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads in town were reported flooded.

Flash Flood, Dallas

When
October 23, 11:10 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, Dallas
Coordinates
32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads were reported flooded on the north side of town.

Flash Flood, Ellis

When
October 23, 11:23 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Ferris
Coordinates
32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several streets were reported flooded in town.

Flash Flood, Ellis

When
October 23, 11:30 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Ennis
Coordinates
32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads were flooded in town.

Hail, Ellis

When
October 23, 2:58 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Ennis
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -96.630

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5617073, 5617074, 5617075, 5617076, 5617077, 5617078, 5617079, 5617080, 5617081, 5617082.