Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- September 12, 3:24 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 2 mi NNW of Midland
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 32.030, -102.100
Downbursting winds from a rain-loaded thunderstorm blew over an outbuilding in Midland.
Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, September 12, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 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
- $500
- 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.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Midland
- When
- September 12, 4:30 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, Midland
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in the streets of Midland stalled numerous autos and storm drain covers were forced off by interior water pressure.
Hail, Midland
- When
- September 12, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County, 4 mi S of Midland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -102.080
One inch hail was reported in the Cotton Flat area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ector
- When
- September 12, 5:48 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 4 mi W of Odessa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -102.430
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.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 12, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 12, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, September 12, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, September 12, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, September 12, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Colorado, September 12, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, September 12, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, September 12, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5622607, 5622610, 5622608, 5622609.