Nov 6, 2013
A weak seabreeze enhanced lift along and east of the Highway 77/Interstate 69E corridor between San Benito and Brownsville a little after 2 pm. By 230 pm, blinding rain engulfed Farm to Market 511, State Route 100, and other locations between Los Fresnos and north Brownsville. The storm developed and moved slowly, edging into the core of Brownsville for more than an hour before gradually drifting southwest into northeastern Tampaulipas. In an hour and a half or less, between two and just under
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 485066). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cameron County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.