Mar 19, 2012
A powerful and slow moving upper level low pressure system brought severe weather and flooding to North Texas on the 19th and into the overnight hours of the 20th. The event initially began as severe thunderstorms with hail up to the size of golf balls developed in the western portions of the CWA. Damaging winds and flooding became the main concern after midnight. Several locations across North Texas received over 6 inches of rain from this event. Significant flash flooding occurred in McLennan
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 370886). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dallas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.