4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A large upper trough dug through the Southern Plains during the afternoon and overnight hours on April 12th-13th, allowing the dry line to mix east into Central Texas.
Read the full account →A large upper trough dug through the Southern Plains during the afternoon and overnight hours on April 12th-13th, allowing the dry line to mix east into Central Texas.
Read the full account →A surface outflow boundary and dryline was located across the Concho Valley during the afternoon hours along with strong instability to the south of the boundary.
Read the full account →Returning Gulf of Mexico moisture into the South Plains of West Texas fueled widespread severe thunderstorm development across the region on the afternoon and evening of the 23rd.
Read the full account →Following severe weather the previous afternoon of the 23rd, another batch of thunderstorms originating from the higher terrain of eastern New Mexico swept through the region.
Read the full account →Returning Gulf of Mexico moisture into the South Plains of West Texas fueled widespread severe thunderstorm development across the region on the afternoon and evening of the 23rd.
Read the full account →Returning Gulf of Mexico moisture into the South Plains of West Texas fueled widespread severe thunderstorm development across the region on the afternoon and evening of the 23rd.
Read the full account →Returning Gulf of Mexico moisture into the South Plains of West Texas fueled widespread severe thunderstorm development across the region on the afternoon and evening of the 23rd.
Read the full account →A strong upper level low pressure system moved across Nevada and Utah. Very moist air was across most of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. High instability and wind shear were also present. An upper level disturbance had moved over the area which provided additional lift.
Read the full account →A closed upper low emerged out of the Rockies and into the Central Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of March 21st, with the attendant upper trough swinging east through Central Texas and Oklahoma.
Read the full account →A closed upper low emerged out of the Rockies and into the Central Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of March 21st, with the attendant upper trough swinging east through Central Texas and Oklahoma.
Read the full account →A closed upper low emerged out of the Rockies and into the Central Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of March 21st, with the attendant upper trough swinging east through Central Texas and Oklahoma.
Read the full account →A closed upper low emerged out of the Rockies and into the Central Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of March 21st, with the attendant upper trough swinging east through Central Texas and Oklahoma.
Read the full account →A closed upper low emerged out of the Rockies and into the Central Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of March 21st, with the attendant upper trough swinging east through Central Texas and Oklahoma.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of the 28th, scattered thunderstorms developed over the central and southwestern South Plains within a low level convergence zone from a surface pressure trough.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system became nearly stationary, centered close to El Paso, which allowed extremely moist air to continue to be pumped up into West Texas on the 31st.
Read the full account →A large upper trough shifted southeast into the Four State Region on August 21st, along the backside of an upper level low pressure system over the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →A large upper trough shifted southeast into the Four State Region on August 21st, along the backside of an upper level low pressure system over the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →A large upper trough shifted southeast into the Four State Region on August 21st through the 22nd, along the backside of an upper level low pressure system over the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →A large upper trough shifted southeast into the Four State Region on August 21st through the 22nd, along the backside of an upper level low pressure system over the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system became nearly stationary, centered close to El Paso, which allowed extremely moist air to continue to be pumped up into West Texas on the 31st.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system became nearly stationary, centered close to El Paso, which allowed extremely moist air to continue to be pumped up into West Texas on the 31st.
Read the full account →A moisture-rich monsoon fetch, infused by tropical moisture from a wave that moved off the Gulf of Mexico and through South Texas, brought significant amounts of moisture into West Texas.
Read the full account →Plenty of moisture and instability was found across the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles on the afternoon of the 29th. Afternoon heating sparked some thunderstorms across much of the southwestern to central Texas Panhandle while another line of storms formed in the…
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