Sep 26, 2017
Abundant moisture was confined to the Brush Country over a couple of days. There was a feed of deep tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined with a tap of moisture from the Pacific Ocean moving across Mexico. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms moved across the Brush Country. Flash flooding occurred in Laredo with several roads being flooded. Water rescues were performed in several areas around Laredo. Laredo received between 5 and 10 inches of rainfall.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 722043). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Webb County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.