Jul 15, 2013
A westward moving upper low over West Texas aided in pulling deep tropical moisture to the northwest along the Rio Grande on July 15th. Scattered thunderstorms developed over the western Brush Country by late afternoon. Thunderstorms continued to form near Laredo and move north across the city during the evening hours. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches occurred around Laredo with areas on the north and northwest side of the city receiving 5.5 inches. This heavy rainfall produced flash flooding o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 471199). 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.