Jan 8, 2023
An upper level jet, interacting with moisture overriding a shallow cold air mass, produced scattered thunderstorms across the Victoria Crossroads during the early morning hours of the 8th. The storms trained across the city of Victoria, producing rainfall amounts of 3-4 inches in an hour. This caused flooding of roadways over central portions of the city.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1077070). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Victoria County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.