Apr 26, 2024
A shortwave trough, dryline, and Pacific front all worked together to produce multiple rounds of thunderstorms Friday April 26 through Sunday April 28. All modes of severe weather took place across the region, along with multiple instances of flash flooding. 11 tornadoes occurred across McLennan, Hill, and Navarro counties on April 26th, and another 4 tornadoes occurred in Milam, Limestone and Freestone counties on April 28th.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1174837). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Van Zandt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.