May 19, 2019
A shortwave trough entered the Southern Plains during the morning hours of May 18th, and began to take on a negative tilt as it approached East Texas during the afternoon and evening. Meanwhile, an associated cold front began to shift southeast across Central Oklahoma and portions of North Texas, with the dry line having mixed east ahead of the front into Central Texas. Warm, moist, and unstable air surged north across the warm sector of Northern and Eastern Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 823328). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in San Augustine County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.