Hail, Baylor
- When
- October 23, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Baylor County, 8 mi N of Seymore
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -99.270
Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997
See preceding individual Storm Data entries for further details and additional reports.
Where it happened
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- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Summary of events of October 23, 1997:Afternoon severe thunderstorms produced hail as large as golf balls (north of Mabelle in Archer County) as they moved across western parts of north Texas.See preceding individual Storm Data entries for further details and additional reports.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Baylor
- When
- October 23, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Baylor County, 4 mi N of Mabelle
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -99.130
Hail, Archer
- When
- October 23, 2:22 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, 4 mi N of Archer City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -98.630
Hail, Archer
- When
- October 23, 2:39 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Scotland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -98.470
Hail, Archer
- When
- October 23, 2:56 PM CST
- Where
- Archer County, Archer City
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -98.630
Hail, Wilbarger
- When
- October 23, 4:24 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger County, Grayback
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -99.170
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, October 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5622870, 5622871, 5622867, 5622868, 5622869, 5622872.