Thunderstorm Wind, Bosque
- When
- October 23, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Bosque County, Meridian
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -97.650
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:52 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wise
- When
- October 23, 4:17 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County, 3 mi SW of Bridgeport
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -97.800
Hail, Wise
- When
- October 23, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wise County, Paradise
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -97.650
Golfball size hail covered the ground.
Flash Flood, Henderson
- When
- October 23, 4:45 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Athens
- Coordinates
- 32.212, -95.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets were flooded in town.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- October 23, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Athens
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.200, -95.850
Hail, Navarro
- When
- October 23, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Navarro County, Richland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -96.430
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 1997
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 23 to 24, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, October 23, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, October 23, 1997
- Winter Storm and Lightning Strike in Utah, October 23 to 24, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, October 23, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 1997
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 23 to 25, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997
More
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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: 5617083, 5617084, 5617085, 5617155, 5617156, 5617157.