May 25, 2003
For the second night in a row, an active round of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding impacted parts of West Texas. Thunderstorms developed along a dryline just east of the mountainous terrain of southwest Texas, and moved east into the Permian Basin during the late evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding resulted. The most significant flash flooding on the 25th was in the city of Midland.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5355258). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Midland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.