Texas, 1997Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 2, 1997
September 2, 1997 · NWS HGX · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $320,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Harris
- When
- September 2, 4:19 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning induced fire damaged 18 units at Riverbrook Apartments. Boy taken to hospital for smoke inhilation.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- September 2, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Pearland
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 29.570, -95.280
Shingles blown off roofs and large tree limbs down.
Hail, Brazoria
- When
- September 2, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Pearland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.570, -95.280
Hail, Fort Bend
- When
- September 2, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend County, Sugarland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.620, -95.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazos
- When
- September 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brazos County, 7 mi W of College Station
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 30.600, -96.450
Likely microburst at intersection of Contron-Dix Rd near the railroad tracks. 10 railroad cars overturned, house damaged, and trees down.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arizona, September 2 to 13, 19972 deaths · 4 injured · $500 · F0 · 14 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 2, 19971 death · 2 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Waterspout in Oregon, September 2 to 14, 1997$2.1 million · 1.5 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flooding in California, September 2, 1997$75,000 · 2 events
- Flooding in Florida, September 2, 1997$70,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, September 2, 1997$55,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Texas, September 2, 1997$55,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 2, 19972 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 2, 1997$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, September 2, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, September 2, 19975 events
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Indiana, September 2 to 29, 1997$4,000 · 4 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: 5617939, 5617936, 5617937, 5617938, 5617940.