Oct 15, 2006
A round of strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall impacted the west Texas South Plains region on the 15th. Heavy rainfall during the pre-dawn hours caused flash flooding in Garza County, where a vehicle became stranded in a flooded playa lake. Local authorities conducted a high water rescue to remove the driver, and no injuries were reported.|A severe storm affected Plainview (Hale County) just before midday, and produced severe wind gusts and flash flooding that additionally caused h
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 9). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Garza County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.