Sep 27, 2004
Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall remained over the southwest Texas panhandle from the late morning and into the early evening hours. This led to serious flooding in the town of Hereford where parts of Hereford were reported to be under water. The hardest hit area was the San Jose community which had damage to homes. Also...the cotton and corn crops were reported damaged by the flash flooding and some young wheat crops drowned.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5423978). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Deaf Smith County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.