Oct 6, 2016
Around 1400 CST, a dryline focused discrete thunderstorm development in the far southeast Texas Panhandle. Very strong instability with mixed layer CAPEs around 3500 J/kg allowed these storms to intensify with supercell structures observed at times. One of these storms produced damaging hail to two inches in diameter in Kirkland (southeast Childress County). Also, periodic training of storms through late evening led to a swath of torrential rain and flooding over portions of Childress and Cot
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 655098). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Childress County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.