Jul 27, 2012
A nighttime core rain event occurred in the Laredo vicinity during the early morning hours of July 27th. A weak upper level low pressure area moved across the western Brush Country during the night and interacted with deep tropical moisture over the area. Thunderstorms developed over the eastern part of Webb County and slowly moved toward Laredo a few hours after midnight. Very heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches occurred within a 3 hour time period over the northeast portion of Laredo. This produce
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 400287). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Webb County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.