Hail, Polk
- When
- September 9, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, 5 mi S of Corrigan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.930, -94.820
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 9, 1997
9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $132,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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 Houston radar (KHGX), 164 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:47 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grimes
- When
- September 9, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Grimes County, Roans Prairie
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -95.950
Hail, Polk
- When
- September 9, 4:37 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Corrigan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.000, -94.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty
- When
- September 9, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, Ames
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.050, -94.750
Power lines down in Ames and trees down throughout southern parts of the county.
Hail, Liberty
- When
- September 9, 4:54 PM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, Devers
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.030, -94.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- September 9, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, 4 mi E of Corrigan
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.000, -94.750
Trees blown down on HWY 352 between HWY 287 & HWY 59.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- September 9, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, 7 mi S of Humble
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -95.250
Trees blown down in Kingwood, one on a car.
Hail, Chambers
- When
- September 9, 5:13 PM CST
- Where
- Chambers County, Hankamer
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 29.850, -94.630
Hail near HWY 61.
Hail, Chambers
- When
- September 9, 5:26 PM CST
- Where
- Chambers County, Anahuac
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 29.770, -94.680
Hail from Anahuac to I-10.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers
- When
- September 9, 5:26 PM CST
- Where
- Chambers County, Anahuac
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 29.770, -94.680
Numerous trees blown down from Anahuac to I-10.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- September 9, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Houston
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 29.730, -95.370
Numerous trees blown down from downtown southward.
Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston
- When
- September 9, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, Kemah
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.530, -95.020
Transformer blown off a pole and an awning blown off a nursery.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- September 9, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Alvin
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 29.420, -95.250
20" diameter tree blown down.
Hail, Wharton
- When
- September 9, 7:22 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, 2 mi N of Wharton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 29.350, -96.100
Hail, Wharton
- When
- September 9, 7:26 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, 2 mi N of Wharton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 29.350, -96.100
Hail, Wharton
- When
- September 9, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, Wharton
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 29.320, -96.100
Severe roof and car damage.
Hail, Wharton
- When
- September 9, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton County, Pierce
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.230, -96.200
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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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: 5617943, 5617942, 5617944, 5617946, 5617947, 5617945, 5617951, 5617948, 5617949, 5617950, 5617953, 5617952, 5617954, 5617955, 5617956, 5617957, 5617958.