May 7, 2015
A cold front moved south out of the Texas panhandle on May 6th, and was draped across north Texas on the 7th and 8th. The front stalled across the northwestern sections of north Texas and combined to produce severe thunderstorms including large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Flash flooding across Cooke County caused significant impacts, including a late night train derailment.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 570592). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Montague County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.