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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.

Flood

Potter, TX · May 15, 2021

Upper level disturbances rotating around a large upper level low positioned across California and Nevada led to generation of storms in New Mexico and mainly western portions of the Panhandles.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Erath, TX · Apr 23, 2008

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.

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Flash Flood

Bexar, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Bexar, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Bexar, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Bexar, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

De Witt, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Karnes, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

De Witt, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

De Witt, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Lavaca, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Gonzales, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

De Witt, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Karnes, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Karnes, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Gonzales, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Bexar, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Gonzales, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

De Witt, TX · May 13, 2023

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Kerr, TX · Jun 20, 1999

Thunderstorms repeatedly dropped heavy rainfall over Gillespie and Kerr counties early on Sunday afternoon. Rain totals over the two counties averaged between 3 and 4 inches, with up to 5 inches reported at Hunt in western Kerr County and as much as 7 inches at Fredericksburg…

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Milam, TX · Mar 13, 2007

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Freestone, TX · Mar 12, 2007

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.

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Flash Flood

Burnet, TX · Jan 16, 2004

Synopsis: In advance of an upper level low approaching slowly from the west, light to moderate rain began falling in the mid afternoon of January 16.

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Flash Flood

Hays, TX · Jan 16, 2004

Synopsis: In advance of an upper level low approaching slowly from the west, light to moderate rain began falling in the mid afternoon of January 16.

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