Aug 22, 2023
Tropical Storm Harold moved west across south Texas on the 22nd. An area of low pressure developed over the central Gulf of Mexico on the 21st. A large area of high pressure over the central United States into the northern Gulf Coast steered the system quickly westward toward the Middle Texas coast. The low strengthened into Tropical Storm Harold by the early morning hours of the 22nd. Harold increased in strength and made landfall south of Baffin Bay as a 50 mph tropical storm during the late m
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1134518). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jim Wells County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.