Apr 16, 2010
A slow moving storm system translated eastward from the desert southwest across the southern Rockies and plains on the 15th and 16th. Lift and moisture associated with this system resulted in widespread showers and thunderstorms that overspread portions of the west Texas Permian Basin, South Plains, and the Panhandle early on the 15th. Rainfall was continuous at many locations through the morning hours of the 17th. Small scale circulations embedded within the ambient flow aloft, however, enhan
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 221946). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Childress County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.