Hail, Comal
- When
- September 3, 6:10 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Comal County, Bulverde
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -98.470
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 3, 1997
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees over much of Comal and Kendall Counties, and damaged roofs in the Sisterdale area of Kendall County. Severe winds damaged roofs and the sides off several barns west of Bastrop.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $195,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees over much of Comal and Kendall Counties, and damaged roofs in the Sisterdale area of Kendall County. Severe winds damaged roofs and the sides off several barns west of Bastrop. They also damaged a garage roof and blew a shed over 100 feet near Maxwell.
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:11 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall
- When
- September 3, 6:10 PM CST to 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Kendall County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 29.920, -98.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Comal
- When
- September 3, 6:15 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Comal County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 29.820, -98.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall
- When
- September 3, 6:30 PM CST to 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Kendall County, Sisterdale
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 29.970, -98.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Bastrop
- When
- September 3, 6:30 PM CST to 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Bastrop County, 7 mi W of Bastrop
- Property damage
- $90,000
- Coordinates
- 30.120, -97.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- September 3, 6:55 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Maxwell
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 29.880, -97.780
What these are
- 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.
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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: 5619985, 5619987, 5619986, 5619988, 5619989, 5619990.