Nov 12, 2018
During the early morning hours of November 12th, a deep upper trough was located across the Inter-Mountain West into the Great Plains and this feature was able to tap a vigorous plume of moisture from the Eastern Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico into the Four State Region. A surface frontal boundary had pushed well south of the area and was located near or along the Southeast Texas, Southern Louisiana Gulf Coast. Just above the surface near the 5000 foot level, an elevated boundary was pushed nort
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 785438). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rusk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.