Sep 8, 2002
By late afternoon, rainfall was widespread across South Central Texas, having spread westward to the Rio Grande. A band of heavy rain stretching from near San Antonio through Floresville to Karnes City produced an additional round of flash flooding from late afternoon into the early evening. Rain amounts averaged from 1 to 2 inches with isolated totals to near 9 inches in the western part of Wilson County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5320655). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Karnes County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.