Dec 8, 2018
A weak surface trough developed from the Texas Hill Country into Deep East Texas and Northcentral Louisiana during the daytime hours of December 7th, which was further enhanced as a developing warm front ahead of a strong upper level trough that translated east across much of Texas. This trough tapped into a rich supply of Pacific moisture as it spread northeast across Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley, with strong overrunning atop this weak surface trough/warm front ahead of the upper leve
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 788590). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cherokee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.