Jul 1, 2017
As the significant nighttime storms of June 30 progressed across the southern South Plains, they gradually waned as a squall line developed in their advance around midnight CST on July 1. This line of storms produced a few severe wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall before exiting south of the region before daybreak. Flash flooding, which began before midnight CST on July 1st, continued for a few additional hours in Anton (Hockley County) and near Buffalo Springs Lake (Lubbock County). Als
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 700135). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hockley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.