May 17, 2021
A widespread severe thunderstorm event occurred on the afternoon and evening of the 17th. Thunderstorms initially formed along a dryline near the Texas/New Mexico state line and along an outflow boundary from previous day storms. The ample instability was complemented by large scale lift moving overhead from an upper level jet moving into the southern High Plains. Very intense supercells developed across the entirety of the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and extreme southern Texas Panhandle due t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 953097). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bailey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.