Sep 3, 2024
A significant heavy rainfall event occurred early in the month across mainly the Concho Valley, northern Heartland and southern Big Country due to a slow moving upper level storm system and a very moist tropical airmass, which was near record levels for early September. Numerous showers and a few thunderstorms produced localized heavy rainfall amounts greater than 10 inches across portions of northeast Tom Green, southwest Runnels and northern Concho counties which resulted in significant areal
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1216281). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Irion County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.