Aug 19, 2007
Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane season, developed quickly over the northeast Gulf of Mexico on the 15th, before moving onshore during the morning hours of the 16th. Erin moved onshore near Lamar, TX as a weak tropical storm, but was quickly downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved over land. The tropical depression moved northwest over the Edwards Plateau toward west Texas. Erin maintained her depression status as it then began to move northeast i
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 58830). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McClain County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.