Oct 31, 2015
A strong upper level storm system, combined with high moisture levels to produce a bands of excessive rainfall that caused flash flooding across Fort Bend, Harris and Liberty Counties. Thunderstorms rapidly developed shortly after midnight on the 31st over Matagorda and Fort Bend Counties and moved into Harris County around 1:00 a.m. The thunderstorms trained or moved over the same areas between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. with significant rainfall occurring over the southwest and south-central port
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 604968). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Harris County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.