Sep 20, 2013
A band of torrential rain with embedded thunderstorms extended along and ahead of a cold front from Falfurrias to Rio Grande City. This band of rain moved slowly towards the east southeast. Rich deep tropical air continued to work its way around what was left of the tropical low that was about 60 miles SE of Brownsville. Mid to upper level trough with a 40 to 60 kt upper jet maintained large scale ascent of the tropical allowing thunderstorms to continue to develop. Torrential rainfall rates of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 478719). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Starr County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.