May 25, 2005
A significant round of severe weather affected west Texas late on the 25th and during the morning hours of the 26th. Scattered thunderstorms initiated late in the afternoon across the Permian Basin of west Texas and produced large hail. By late evening the focus for initiation shifted west across the western Permian Basin and the Trans Pecos region. Large hail and damaging winds accompanied this activity. Convection became widespread over the Permian Basin before sunrise on the 26th. A swath of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5450641). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gaines County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.