Thunderstorm Wind, Ector
- When
- October 9, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 4 mi N of Odessa
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -102.370
A wet microburst blew shingles from some houses and blew over 3 tennis court light poles.
Damaging Winds in Texas, October 9, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:52 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ector
- When
- October 9, 3:32 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 3 mi NE of Odessa
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -102.330
A wet microburst knocked down 14 utility poles along east Loop 338 in northeast Odessa.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, October 9, 1997
- Flood in Hawaii, October 9, 1997
- High Wind in Oregon, October 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, October 9, 1997
- Hail in Idaho, October 9, 1997
- Flood in Hawaii, October 9, 1997
- Flood in Hawaii, October 9, 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: 5622720, 5622721.