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Flash Flood — Gregg, TX

Feb 12, 2020

Areas of showers remained persistent across much of the Ark-La-Tex through much of the day on February 11th, along the subtropical jet stream that extended over much of Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley ahead of a strong upper level low pressure system just off the Northwest Baja California coast. These rains primed the already wet soils on the 11th, before the low pressure system began to eject northeast and become absorbed into a broad upper trough as it translated east across the Souther

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 868967). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Gregg, TX

This event is one of many recorded floods in Gregg County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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