Texas, 1997Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, October 8, 1997
October 8, 1997 · NWS SJT · 4 events in 1 county or zone
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $123,000
- Crop damage
- $16,000
- 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 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- October 8, 5:36 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 1 mi S of Brownwood
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -98.980
Strong winds and heavy rains caused major damage in some parts of Brownwood. Three trees and a power line were blown down, and an empty metal warehouse was overturned.
Hail, Brown
- When
- October 8, 5:36 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 1 mi S of Brownwood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -98.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- October 8, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 5 mi W of Zephyr
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.680, -98.880
Flash Flood, Brown
- When
- October 8, 7:05 PM CST to 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 1 mi E of Zephyr
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two to three inches of rain flooded roads in central and southern Brown County.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, October 8, 19971 injured · $1.0 million · 55 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, October 8, 19972 injured · $310,000 · 1 in hail · 18 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, October 8 to 9, 1997$86,000 · F1 · 32 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 8, 1997$100,000 · F1 · 2 events
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 8 to 9, 1997$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 24 events
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 8, 19971 injured · $150,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, October 8, 1997$150,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Tornado in Kansas, October 8, 1997$50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Kansas, October 8, 1997$100,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, October 8, 1997$100,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in Kansas, October 8, 1997$80,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, October 8, 1997$31,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 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: 5622782, 5622783, 5622780, 5622781.