Apr 27, 2013
Favorable upper level dynamics due to Texas falling in between the southern branch of the polar jet and the subtropical jet, along with a southwestern Texas shortwave disturbance moving northeast into southeastern Texas, created an environment conducive for the development of training, back-building thunderstorms. Thunderstorm clusters expanded eastward across areas of western and southern Harris County during the late afternoon hours. These storms produced copious amounts of rain that lead to t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 449343). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fort Bend County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.