Jun 4, 2017
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed throughout the morning and afternoon hours on June 4th, ahead of a slow moving upper level storm system that drifted east across the Red River Valley of Southern Oklahoma and North Texas. These storms were slow moving, and given the moderate instability and very moist atmosphere in place, they produced locally heavy rainfall as the moved repeatedly over the same areas across portions of Northeast Texas. As a result, instances of flash flooding were o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 691918). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bowie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.