Jun 3, 2003
Severe thunderstorms were numerous across parts of the Permian Basin during the evening of the 3rd, with less coverage over the Big Bend and Trans Pecos regions. This event began as a pair of supercell thunderstorms moved southeast from the Texas South Plains along a frontal boundary. These storms moved into the northeast Permian Basin, and resulted in large hail to the size of baseballs, damaging winds, and flash flooding. A second area of severe storm development occurred to the southwest, acr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5363097). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Howard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.