Jul 17, 2014
A southern plains shortwave disturbance moving into a very moistened central and eastern Texas environment allowed clusters of central Texas thunderstorms to form and move eastward. These storms produced locally heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding across portions of southeast Texas.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 533103). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Brazos County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.