4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →A complex of severe storms first developed over eastern NM during the late evening hours on this day, and then moved south into the Permian Basin of West Texas.
Read the full account →A complex of severe storms first developed over eastern NM during the late evening hours on this day, and then moved south into the Permian Basin of West Texas.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A series of four supercell thunderstorms moved southeast across the northern Permian Basin during the late afternoon and evening of the 7th, and the early morning hours of the 8th. These storm produced devastating large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding, and a tornado.
Read the full account →A series of four supercell thunderstorms moved southeast across the northern Permian Basin during the late afternoon and evening of the 7th, and the early morning hours of the 8th. These storm produced devastating large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding, and a tornado.
Read the full account →Several rounds of storms moved across north Texas on April 8th through 10th. Numerous reports of large hail were received on Tuesday evening. A lone supercell evolved during the afternoon hours of the 9th, producing tornadoes and large hail along its path.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms developed as a strong upper level disturbance moved through North Texas. Some of the thunderstorms were severe with the initial development of activity with large hail up to an inch in diameter.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms developed as a strong upper level disturbance moved through North Texas. Some of the thunderstorms were severe with the initial development of activity with large hail up to an inch in diameter.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms developed as a strong upper level disturbance moved through North Texas. Some of the thunderstorms were severe with the initial development of activity with large hail up to an inch in diameter.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms developed as a strong upper level disturbance moved through North Texas. Some of the thunderstorms were severe with the initial development of activity with large hail up to an inch in diameter.
Read the full account →A slow moving upper level storm system combined with abundant low level moisture to produce widespread flooding across the Northwest Hill Country, Northern Edwards Plateau, and Heartland.
Read the full account →The Devils River at Paffords Crossing crested near 12.4 feet, 107,000 cubic feet per second, near 3:30CST that morning. This level was life threatening to any campers, recreationists, or fishermen camped near the river.
Read the full account →An upper level jet, interacting with moisture overriding a shallow cold air mass, produced scattered thunderstorms across the Victoria Crossroads during the early morning hours of the 8th.
Read the full account →The combination of westerly flow aloft, moderate to strong instability and a dryline resulted in scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of west central Texas.
Read the full account →Heavy rain from eastern Travis and Williamson Counties across the western parts of Bastrop and Lee Counties resulted in general rainfall of 1 to 2 inches with totals of near 4 inches.
Read the full account →North Texas was impacted with a linear mesoscale convective system as well as discrete supercell thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. An EF-2 tornado destroyed several homes in the town of Crowley and several other brief tornadoes were reported as well.
Read the full account →An upper level trough moved across the region during the afternoon of the 15th. This trough was also accompanied by a surface cold front that led to scattered thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →An upper level trough moved across the region during the afternoon of the 15th. This trough was also accompanied by a surface cold front that led to scattered thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A supercell thunderstorm produced 3 tornadoes as it moved from San Angelo northeast to near Ballinger. Although the tornadoes produced minor damages, hail up to the size of golf balls that fell during the storm pounded the southern half of San Angelo, producing over $15 million…
Read the full account →An upper low pressure system situated to the west brought large scale lift to north Texas. Southerly winds brought deep rich moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. These and other factors caused numerous thunderstorms to develop.
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