Oct 28, 1996
Severe flash flooding redeveloped due to rainfall of generally between 2 and 6 inches in the eastern part of the county. The heaviest rain fell in the eastern half of the county. Both the area just west of Barksdale and the area around Rocksprings reported 11 inches of rain from the evening of the 27th through the morning of th 28th. A 57-year old man drowned near Barksdale where the Nueces River crosses Highway 55 near the Edwards/Real County line. He had driven across earlier to visit frie
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5572693). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Edwards County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.