Apr 16, 2009
A severe weather outbreak occurred over west Texas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th and resulted in significant public impacts. Despite the occurrence of thirteen tornadoes across the South Plains region, most of the damage resulted from destructive hail and heavy rainfall. ||Thunderstorms first developed over the northern South Plains around 13:00 CST. These early afternoon storms initiated as supercells, but transitioned into a small-scale convective complex that produced ex
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 161227). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Swisher County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.