4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The combination of sufficient tropical moisture, a washed out front, and a weak upper level disturbance allowed for slow moving thunderstorms to dump very heavy rainfall in northeast Willacy County on April 21st.
Read the full account →A tropical airmass in place over much of the area, daytime heating, and an upper level disturbance over west Texas combined to produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →For the second night in a row, an active round of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding impacted parts of West Texas. Thunderstorms developed along a dryline just east of the mountainous terrain of southwest Texas, and moved east into the Permian Basin during the late evening.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A powerful upper level storm system moved from the desert southwest into west Texas. Storms developed along a dry line Sunday evening. The main area of upper level lift along with an attendant Pacific cold front arrived Monday.
Read the full account →A tropical depression in the lower Gulf of Mexico produce an influx of deep moisture into central Texas over the weekend of June 9th and 10th.
Read the full account →A complex of showers and thunderstorms developed across eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle during the afternoon of September 15th. This merged into a mesoscale convective complex that moved southeast through much of southeast New Mexico and the Permian Basin resulting in…
Read the full account →A complex of showers and thunderstorms developed across eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle during the afternoon of September 15th. This merged into a mesoscale convective complex that moved southeast through much of southeast New Mexico and the Permian Basin resulting in…
Read the full account →On May 18th, a slow moving upper level low pressure system which had been responsible for severe storms May 15 through May 17th, moved east into northern New Mexico.
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms over the three counties produced general rainfall of 1 to 2 inches, with isolated totals of up to 6 inches between Seguin, Stockdale and Floresville. Numerous rural roads and low water crossings were closed.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms continued to erupt in an unstable environment behind the MCS that moved through north Texas on the 10th. Training cells moved across the northern portions of the Metroplex and Dallas County resulting in significant flash flooding.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system remained over west and central Texas for several days. Numerous shortwaves traveled from this system and over north Texas. This energy combined with ample moisture to create several rain events over much of the region.
Read the full account →After slamming into the Gulf coast, Hurricane Ike weakened slowly as it moved north. Several counties in east Texas received damaging winds from the storm. Sustained winds of 25-35 MPH with gusts up to 50 MPH were reported for several hours as T.S. Ike moved east of the area.
Read the full account →Extensive heavy rainfall fell across portions of northeast Texas during the morning and early afternoon hours of July 31st. These thunderstorms were part of a larger complex of thunderstorms that plagued the region during the late night hours of the 30th.
Read the full account →A rare winter tornado outbreak occurred on December 29 over portions of North Texas, spawning almost two dozen tornadoes. Very high shear and low instability created an environment favorable for tornadoes.
Read the full account →A large upper high over the lower Mississippi Valley setup a deep southeast flow off the Gulf bringing above average moisture into far west Texas.
Read the full account →A large upper high over the lower Mississippi Valley setup a deep southeast flow off the Gulf bringing above average moisture into far west Texas.
Read the full account →One lone thunderstorm travelled across southern Starr County the afternoon of April 10th. Social media pictures showed damage to a few sheds with metal roofs, a large metal structure, and a couple of large tree branches that were snapped between Rio Grande City and Garciasville.
Read the full account →General 3 inch rainfall with isolated totals of up to 5 inches in Gonzales County, 6 inches in DeWitt County, and up to 9 inches in Lavaca County, caused widespread flash flooding over the three county area.
Read the full account →General 3 inch rainfall with isolated totals of up to 5 inches in Gonzales County, 6 inches in DeWitt County, and up to 9 inches in Lavaca County, caused widespread flash flooding over the three county area.
Read the full account →General 3 inch rainfall with isolated totals of up to 5 inches in Gonzales County, 6 inches in DeWitt County, and up to 9 inches in Lavaca County, caused widespread flash flooding over the three county area.
Read the full account →A broad area of low pressure collocated with a stalled surface boundary along the coast provided multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms over South Texas, with greatest rainfall and flooding reports over the Coastal Bend.
Read the full account →The showers that had formed over the southeast part of South Central Texas near midnight mov ed into the Austin area and northern Hill Country in the early morning. Rain amounts averaged 1 to 2 inches with isolated totals to near 5 inches.
Read the full account →Storms developed along a dry line which moved into north Texas during the afternoon hours on the 18th. Rich Gulf moisture and ample instability helped the storms develop further as they encountered a warm front to the east.
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