Jun 10, 2020
With moist, unstable air in advance of a late season cold front, showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the frontal boundary. Some of these thunderstorms brought strong winds, lightning and hail to the Rio Grande Valley, and as the front slowed and stalled, heavy rainfall brought flooding to Hidalgo County during the afternoon of June 3rd.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 899712). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hidalgo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.