Apr 16, 2010
A mid level circulation from the Duval County storms drifted northward into McMullen county late on the evening of the 15th, and through the morning hours of the 16th, redeveloping strong showers and thunderstorms. This circulation embedded in the mean upper level trough axis which had shifted over central South Texas fed on a moist and unstable air mass (1.6 inches precipitable water and 2000 J/KG surface-based CAPE) supplied by the persist low level easterly flow. A complex of thunderstorms
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 225743). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jim Wells County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.