Sep 17, 2016
Moisture was moving over the region ahead of an upper trough that transitioned into a closed low and moved over the Northern Plains. An area of increased upper level winds as well as an upper level disturbance was over the area as a result of this upper pattern, and a surface trough was across West Texas. This good lift and moisture combined with good instability to produce thunderstorms with heavy rain across the area. The heavy rain lead to flash flooding across the Western Low Rolling Plai
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 659648). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mitchell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.