Apr 10, 2015
A dissipating cold front edged south to the Rio Grande during the afternoon and evening. Hot, humid air with temperatures to around 90 combined with the surface front and upper level energy to initiate rapidly developing storms across the region. Several storms became strong to severe, with one storm dropping quarter size hail in Falfurrias. Moisture pooling along and just behind the front aided storm redevelopment over the same areas, centered on southwest to central Hidalgo County. After the r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 574109). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hidalgo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.