Aug 1, 2010
Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Alex and remains, followed by daily peltings of rain across the front range of the Sierra Madre Oriental, and concluding with the remnants of Tropical Depression Number 2 dropped perhaps 50 or more inches of rain across Coahuila Province, Mexico, which flowed steadily through the Rio Grande basin, requiring a series of planned flood control actions to mitigate the possibility of severe river flooding across the Lower and Middle Rio Grande Valley. Severe floodin
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 247573). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hidalgo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.