Aug 22, 2017
Numerous slow-moving thunderstorms erupted this afternoon in the southern Texas Panhandle along a weak cold front, before spreading south through the South Plains and Rolling Plains throughout the evening. Some of these storms redeveloped over the same areas, most notably in central Swisher County where Tulia and the nearby Middle Tule Creek experienced flash flooding from over four inches of rain in less than one hour. In Hockley County, a favorable merger of outflow boundaries supported a rota
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 709522). 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.