Sep 15, 2023
From late on the 14th through the early morning hours on the 15th, severe thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall, large hail, and several swaths of severe winds. Thunderstorms were initially isolated to widely scattered on the evening of the 14th. Sufficient vertical wind shear allowed some of the storms to rotate becoming supercells and tracking southeastward. The most intense storm developed in the southwest Texas Panhandle and tracked down US Highway 84 through Lubbock (Lubbock County). Th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1123424). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lubbock County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.