Texas, 1997Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 25, 1997
October 25, 1997 · NWS FWD · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Grayson
- When
- October 25, 11:52 AM CST to 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Grayson County, Sherman
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -96.570
A tornado destroyed a business, damaged two homes, and destroyed billboards. One person received minor injuries due to broken glass.
Hail, Hopkins
- When
- October 25, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County, Weaver
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.170, -95.400
Hail, Lamar
- When
- October 25, 12:58 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, High
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -95.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- October 25, 1:32 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Paris
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -95.530
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, October 25, 19971 death · $8.5 million · 5 events
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, October 25 to 26, 1997$58 million · 11 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, October 25 to 26, 1997$17 million · 24 events
- Blizzard in Colorado, October 25 to 26, 19971 death · 3 events
- Blizzard in Kansas, October 25 to 26, 19971 injured · $5.0 million · 13 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, October 25 to 26, 1997$8.8 million · 6 events
- Winter Storm in Kansas, October 25 to 26, 1997$3.5 million · 6 events
- Tornado in Mississippi, October 25, 19977 injured · $90,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 25, 19971 injured · $1.0 million · 3 in hail · 21 events
- Tornadoes in Alabama, October 25, 19972 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 25, 1997$557,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 25, 1997$366,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 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: 5617062, 5617063, 5617064, 5617065.