May 16, 2020
A strong upper level disturbance moved out of northern Mexico into the Edwards Plateau during the early evening hours on the 15th. A line of strong to severe storms formed from the Hill Country south into the northern Brush Country in the evening. The storms moved through south Texas during the early morning hours on the 16th. Damaging winds occurred with the storms near Cotulla and over portions of the Coastal Bend.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 891439). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nueces County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.