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Flash Flood — Madison, TX

May 1, 2007

Property Damage
$30K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Severe thunderstorms across the northwestern CWA. Some of these thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall. Storms formed in association with an MCS that developed along the southern fringes of a mid/upper level low. Enhanced development of these thunderstorms was aided by daytime heating.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 30373). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Madison, TX

This event is one of many recorded floods in Madison County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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