May 3, 2009
The combination of a southward advancing cold front, warm air advection over the cold front, and an approaching shortwave aided in an explosive period that began the afternoon of May 2nd and continued into the morning hours of May 3rd. Several rounds of severe thunderstorms and thunderstorm clusters moved through north Texas in a very unstable environment. A downburst occurred at Valley Ranch in Irving resulting in the collapse of the Dallas Cowboys' bubble practice facility. Flash flooding and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 171112). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rains County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.