4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
On Friday, June 20, 1997, an upper level low pressure area approached South Central Texas from the southwest, becoming nearly stationary over the area through the next evening.
Read the full account →On Friday, June 20, 1997, an upper level low pressure area approached South Central Texas from the southwest, becoming nearly stationary over the area through the next evening.
Read the full account →On Friday, June 20, 1997, an upper level low pressure area approached South Central Texas from the southwest, becoming nearly stationary over the area through the next evening.
Read the full account →A large mass of showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon of the 16th in Val Verde County and spread slowly northeastward across the eastern Edwards Plateau later that evening.
Read the full account →Again, scattered showers and thunderstorms redeveloped in the early afternoon, continuing to produce heavy rainfall over much of the two county area. Soils had remained saturated from the previous day's rainfall, and flash flooding devleoped very quickly.
Read the full account →Between 3 and 4 inches of rain fell over the above counties in just under four hours. Maximum rainfall was in eastern Bandera and eastern Kerr Counties, where 6 inches was reported, and in western Bexar and western Comal Counties, where 5 inches was reported.
Read the full account →Widespread heavy rainfall began to fall again through the mid morning of the 18th. General 3 to 4 inch amounts were reported with totals nearing 10 inches south and west of Uvalde. Severe flash flooding developed very quickly in Uvalde County.
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 →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 →Severe weather affected parts of West Texas during the late evening of the 4th and the early morning hours of the 5th. Although an isolated severe storm produced large hail in the Big Bend region near Marathon, most of the activity was concentrated across the eastern half of the…
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 →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 →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 →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 back-bent inverted trough and associated surface low pressure system resulted in increased moisture advection and rounds of showers and thunderstorms from the western Gulf of Mexico inland into Cameron, Willacy, and Kenedy County on October 4-5, 2024.
Read the full account →Flash flooding across the central Permian Basin of west Texas resumed during the mid to late morning hours when a band of showers and thunderstorms developed and propagated across the area. Several rural and secondary roadways were inundated by flood waters in Howard County.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms that developed just before midnight produced general 1 to 2 inch rainfall across the two counties. Maximum rainfall amounts approached 5 inches across the northern part of DeWitt County and the western part of Lavaca County.
Read the full account →A compact upper level low pressure system to the northwest created ripe conditions for thunderstorm development. A thunderstorm complex moved into north Texas on the morning of July 10, causing flash flooding across a few counties north of the metroplex.
Read the full account →A potent upper level disturbance moved across the region producing several strong to severe thunderstorms across the northern half of southeast Texas.
Read the full account →A potent upper level disturbance moved across the region producing several strong to severe thunderstorms across the northern half of southeast Texas.
Read the full account →A potent upper level disturbance moved across the region producing several strong to severe thunderstorms across the northern half of southeast Texas.
Read the full account →The combination of a strong upper level storm system moving into the Southern Plains, a dryline in the area and moderate to strong instability, resulted in a few rounds of severe thunderstorms mainly north of a Robert Lee to San Saba line.
Read the full account →The combination of a strong upper level storm system moving into the Southern Plains, a dryline in the area and moderate to strong instability, resulted in a few rounds of severe thunderstorms mainly north of a Robert Lee to San Saba line.
Read the full account →A slow moving upper level low pressure system near the Texas Big Bend interacted with deep tropical moisture along the Rio Grande into the Texas Hill Country. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon over the western Brush Country.
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