Sep 28, 2013
The combination of an approaching low pressure system and a climatologically moist atmosphere led to a series of broken lines of thunderstorms moving over the same locations from the evening hours of the 27th into the early morning hours of the 28th. The 6 PM CST upper air sounding showed Precipitable Water values across the Panhandle were 1.4 inches which is a climatological extreme value for the last week of September. This high amount of atmospheric moisture allowed the lines of thunderstorms
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 477091). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wheeler County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.