Nov 17, 2003
A total of 24 tornadoes touched down during this 15 hour period of severe weather in southeastern Texas on November 17, 2003. In addition to these tornadoes, a major flood developed over Harris and surrounding counties during the middle of this tornadic outbreak. Over 300 homes, along with hundreds of vehicles, were flooded.These tornadic storms developed over parts of Wharton and Matagorda counties shortly after sunrise with the first confirmed tornado occurring just east of El Campo around 9:0
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5331344). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Harris County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.