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Texas Flood Stories

4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Jim Wells, TX · Jul 7, 2023

A slow moving upper level disturbance interacted with deep moisture over south Texas to produce thunderstorms over the inland Coastal Bend during the early morning hours of the 7th.

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Flash Flood

Duval, TX · Jul 7, 2023

A slow moving upper level disturbance interacted with deep moisture over south Texas to produce thunderstorms over the inland Coastal Bend during the early morning hours of the 7th.

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Flash Flood

Calhoun, TX · Jun 1, 2024

A cluster of strong to severe storms over the Victoria Crossroads moved southeastward into Calhoun County and the Bays of the Middle to Upper Texas Coast.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Randall, TX · Sep 16, 2010

Severe thunderstorms developed over the central and eastern Texas Panhandle during the late morning and early afternoon hours and continued through the early evening hours. The storms produced large hail along with isolated thunderstorm wind gusts and flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Dawson, TX · May 8, 2007

An upper level storm system remained quasi-stationary over portions of southeastern Arizona. Ahead of this upper low, an upper level disturbance moved around the periphery of the low which aided in the development of thunderstorms over southeastern New Mexico overnight.

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Flash Flood

Howard, TX · May 14, 2010

During the late morning hours, an upper level disturbance slowly progressed over the area. At the surface, abundant low level moisture was available due to southeasterly to easterly winds.

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Flood

Irion, TX · Oct 22, 2002

A stalled frontal boundary over south Texas in combination with a upper level storm system moving out of the Southwest Portion of the United States resulted in heavy rains and flooding for the second time this month across the Edwards Plateau and the Northwest Hill Country.

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Tropical Storm

Harris, TX · Aug 30, 2003

The broad circulation of poorly organized Tropical Storm Grace made landfall between Port O'Connor and Freeport on August 31st. Grace was the second tropical cyclone to affect this portion of the Texas coast in less than two months (Hurricane Claudette moved through the Port…

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Tropical Storm

Chambers, TX · Sep 1, 2003

This flash flood event was from the remnants of Tropical Storm Grace. Grace's broad and poorly defined center moved inland between Port O'Connor and Freeport on the last day of August.

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Tropical Storm

Trinity, TX · Sep 1, 2003

This flash flood event was from the remnants of Tropical Storm Grace. Grace's broad and poorly defined center moved inland between Port O'Connor and Freeport on the last day of August.

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Tropical Storm

Brazoria, TX · Sep 1, 2003

This flash flood event was from the remnants of Tropical Storm Grace. Grace's broad and poorly defined center moved inland between Port O'Connor and Freeport on the last day of August.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

De Witt, TX · Sep 5, 2001

With soils over Lavaca and DeWitt Counties still saturated from heavy rainfall in the past two days, flash flooding redeveloped very quickly near noon times as showers and thunderstorms formed in Lavaca County and spread into DeWitt County.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lavaca, TX · Sep 5, 2001

With soils over Lavaca and DeWitt Counties still saturated from heavy rainfall in the past two days, flash flooding redeveloped very quickly near noon times as showers and thunderstorms formed in Lavaca County and spread into DeWitt County.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Limestone, TX · Oct 31, 2013

Significant flooding occurred in the south and southeastern counties when up to 11 of rain fell during the late evening and overnight hours. The flooding rains were caused by large scale lift occurring over a moist but cool boundary layer.

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Flood$200K damage

Young, TX · Apr 17, 2010

A slow moving upper level system combined with a surface front resulted in a two-day period of moderate to heavy rain across parts of north Texas.

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Flash Flood

Ector, TX · Oct 13, 2013

Moisture was coming into the area from Tropical Storm Octave in the Pacific Ocean. Additional low-level moisture was moving in from the Gulf of Mexico.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Madison, TX · Apr 28, 2009

Thunderstorms developed west of the Houston metro area in the mid afternoon hours of the 27th and moved east across the Houston area around sunset.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Harris, TX · Apr 28, 2009

Thunderstorms developed west of the Houston metro area in the mid afternoon hours of the 27th and moved east across the Houston area around sunset.

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Flash Flood

El Paso, TX · Jul 20, 2025

A deep moisture plume moved into the Rio Grande Valley with a low level convergence area setting up in the same area. This brought showers and thunderstorms to the El Paso area which stalled out near the Franklin Mountains.

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Flash Flood

Midland, TX · Jun 21, 2014

Upper level disturbances moved over the region which provided lift. There was a plentiful supply of continuous moisture that came into the area, and there was good instability especially across the higher terrain.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Ector, TX · Sep 25, 2004

Convection was widespread over west Texas on the 25th. The initial activity decreased from west to east during the afternoon hours, but not before resulting in very dangerous urban flash flooding across portions of the Permian Basin.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Bosque, TX · Oct 22, 2009

Widespread rainfall fell on very saturated grounds across North Texas and led to additional flooding across the region. The rain developed ahead of an approaching low pressure system as warm and moist air invaded North Texas.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Williamson, TX · Nov 23, 2000

General rains developed along and just east of the I-35 corridor in the eastern part of South Central Texas. Accumulations averaged 1 to 2 inches with isolated 3 to 4 inch amounts.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Travis, TX · Nov 23, 2000

General rains developed along and just east of the I-35 corridor in the eastern part of South Central Texas. Accumulations averaged 1 to 2 inches with isolated 3 to 4 inch amounts.

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