Aug 21, 2022
A moisture-rich monsoon fetch, infused by tropical moisture from a wave that moved off the Gulf of Mexico and through South Texas, brought significant amounts of moisture into West Texas. The approach of an upper level storm system well to our north and northwest caused the fetch of monsoon moisture to bend squarely over West Texas. In addition to embedded disturbances within the monsoon, a couple of weak frontal boundaries moved southward into the region. Working together, the moisture, mid-lev
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1041356). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hockley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.