FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Sutton, TX

Oct 24, 2002

A stalled frontal boundary over south Texas in combination with a upper level storm system moving out of the Southwest Portion of the United States resulted in heavy rains and flooding for the second time this month across the Edwards Plateau and the Northwest Hill Country. Rainfall amounts during the week of the 21st through the 25th were between 2 and 6 inches over much of the area. However, Crockett and Sutton Counties bore the brunt of the flooding with anywhere from 4 to 17 inches of rain.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5319300). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Sutton, TX

This event is one of many recorded floods in Sutton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Sutton County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flash Flood$8.0M damage

Sutton, TX · Sep 21, 2018

A slow moving upper and surface trough, an abundance of Gulf of Mexico moisture, and remnants of moisture from a dying Pacific tropical cyclone resulted in devastating flash flooding in part of West Central Texas.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$3.0M damage

Sutton, TX · Oct 8, 2002

A stalled frontal boundary over south Texas in combination with a upper level storm system over the southwest portion of the U.S. produced heavy rains over portion of Scleicher, Crockett, and Sutton Counties.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Sutton, TX · May 2, 2019

On May 1, a very unstable airmass, dryline and a residual outflow boundary combined across the Big Country or the region north of Interstate 20 to trigger a few supercell thunderstorms. These ingredients resulted in two tornado reports and a few hail reports.

Read the full account →
Flood

Sutton, TX · Oct 16, 2018

An upper level low pressure system remained park across Baja California through October 17. This feature interacted with plenty of moisture and resulted in periods of very heavy rain from October 15 through the 17.

Read the full account →