4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
General 3 to 4 inch rainfall fell across the five counties during the mid afternoon period, resulting in widespread flash flooding that continued into the evening period. The heaviest rain fell in Karnes County, with isolated totals to near 11 inches.
Read the full account →Heavy rain redeveloped from eastern Edwards and Real Counties into western Bandera and Kerr Counties near midnight on the 2nd. General rainfall totals were only 1 to 2 inches. However, isolated amounts up to 5 inches were indicated between Rocksprings and Leakey.
Read the full account →Heavy rain redeveloped from eastern Edwards and Real Counties into western Bandera and Kerr Counties near midnight on the 2nd. General rainfall totals were only 1 to 2 inches. However, isolated amounts up to 5 inches were indicated between Rocksprings and Leakey.
Read the full account →Widespread heavy rainfall from very slow-moving thunderstorms produced generalized 2 to 3 inch amounts from Fredericksburg to Austin to Lexington to Seguin, San Antonio, Bandera, Kerrville and back to Fredericksburg.
Read the full account →July 1, 2001 Episode NarrativeA large complex of rain and thunderstorms moved into north Texas from Oklahoma in the overnight hours and brought copious rainfall amounts to the area, generally north of Interstate 20.
Read the full account →The slow moving tropical wave dumped heavy rains for the second night in a row over the Heartland counties of Brown and Coleman counties. Some reports of up to 10 inches in the two day period were noted in these areas.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A total of 24 tornadoes touched down during this 15 hour period of severe weather in southeastern Texas on November 17, 2003. In addition to these tornadoes, a major flood developed over Harris and surrounding counties during the middle of this tornadic outbreak.
Read the full account →A total of 24 tornadoes touched down during this 15 hour period of severe weather in southeastern Texas on November 17, 2003. In addition to these tornadoes, a major flood developed over Harris and surrounding counties during the middle of this tornadic outbreak.
Read the full account →A complex of showers and thunderstorms propagated over the Permian Basin of west Texas during the morning hours of the 15th. Isolated occurrences of small hail and damaging thunderstorm winds were associated with the convection over the central Permian Basin.
Read the full account →A significant round of severe weather affected west Texas late on the 25th and during the morning hours of the 26th. Scattered thunderstorms initiated late in the afternoon across the Permian Basin of west Texas and produced large hail.
Read the full account →A cold front that stretched from the Davis mountains northeast across the Permian Basin initiated a series of training thunderstorms that persisted over the Permian Basin for 48 hours.
Read the full account →The combination of very deep tropical moisture with a slow-moving warm front and the approach of a strong upper level trough resulted in excessive rainfall across Harris and various surrounding counties.
Read the full account →An upper low moved from southern AZ across southern NM and far west TX over an air mass that was rather moist for early May in this area. Very unstable conditions led to powerful updrafts.
Read the full account →An active round of severe thunderstorms erupted along a series of outflow boundaries over the South Plains of west Texas during the evening hours of the 2nd, and persisted into the early morning hours of the 3rd.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms erupted along a stalled frontal boundary over the central South Plains of west Texas during the afternoon hours of the 27th. Many of these storms, initially supercells, produced large hail and damaging winds.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Edouard moved ashore along the upper Texas coast between High Island and Sabine Pass in the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge and produced minimal damage totalling $100,000.||Damage from Edouard included minor storm tide flooding along portions of the Bolivar…
Read the full account →Another vigorous upper level disturbance dropped southward from western Texas into Northern Mexico, contributing to the development of another complex of strong thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of August 22nd across already waterlogged southwestern Starr County,…
Read the full account →The combination of a southward advancing cold front, warm air advection over the cold front, and an approaching shortwave aided in an explosive period that began the afternoon of May 2nd and continued into the morning hours of May 3rd.
Read the full account →A deep upper level trough was nearly stationary across south central Texas with thunderstorms developing to the north and east of the trough during the morning hours of June 9th.
Read the full account →A deep upper level trough was nearly stationary across south central Texas with thunderstorms developing to the north and east of the trough during the morning hours of June 9th.
Read the full account →The afternoon and evening of the 13th brought an active severe weather situation to West Texas. The primary severe weather mode was multicell storm structures with damaging winds.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Charley made landfall on the middle Texas coast during the morning on August 22nd. Luckily, damage was minimal across the area, with beach erosion accounting for the damage estimates. Tides ran 2-3 feet above predicted astronomical levels.
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