Jun 30, 2012
A weak upper level disturbance, which had produced a few days of healthy thunderstorms in the western Gulf of Mexico during the final week of June, crossed the coast on June 30th and produced local downpours that flooded small portions of Cameron and Zapata/western Starr County. The disturbance combined with sea breeze influences and boundaries from activity across the Coastal Bend to enhance initial thunderstorms along the coast of eastern Willacy and Cameron County around noon. Boundaries from
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 393551). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cameron County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.