4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A positively tilted shortwave trough lifting out of the Four Corners and a stalled cold front over the Permian Basin aided in afternoon thunderstorm development. Numerous thunderstorms formed along and north of the cold front and became an intense squall line with damaging winds.
Read the full account →A positively tilted shortwave trough lifting out of the Four Corners and a stalled cold front over the Permian Basin aided in afternoon thunderstorm development. Numerous thunderstorms formed along and north of the cold front and became an intense squall line with damaging winds.
Read the full account →A positively tilted shortwave trough lifting out of the Four Corners and a stalled cold front over the Permian Basin aided in afternoon thunderstorm development. Numerous thunderstorms formed along and north of the cold front and became an intense squall line with damaging winds.
Read the full account →On May 16th, a shortwave trough moved eastward across Texas providing an opportunity for thunderstorms to develop in a very unstable and moist environment.
Read the full account →On May 16th, a shortwave trough moved eastward across Texas providing an opportunity for thunderstorms to develop in a very unstable and moist environment.
Read the full account →Another round of numerous thunderstorms and showers moved over western north Texas during the morning hours of August 16, and dropped rainfall totals of 2.5 to 6 inches.
Read the full account →A split in the upper levels of the atmosphere steered several southern stream impulses into north Texas, producing flash flooding, strong winds, and a few tornadoes. The most impressive of these events was a derecho which moved through North Texas on May 2.
Read the full account →The Guadalupe River at Cuero crested at 25.25', flood stage 20', minor lowland flooding; far below the devastating 50' flood levels of last October.
Read the full account →An upper level trough was to the west of Texas. An upper level disturbance attached to the upper trough moved over West Texas and provided additional atmospheric lift. A cold front was in the area along with outflow boundaries from previous thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An upper level trough was to the west of Texas. An upper level disturbance attached to the upper trough moved over West Texas and provided additional atmospheric lift. A cold front was in the area along with outflow boundaries from previous thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An upper level trough was to the west of Texas. An upper level disturbance attached to the upper trough moved over West Texas and provided additional atmospheric lift. A cold front was in the area along with outflow boundaries from previous thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Persisting impulses of weak upper level energy stretching from the Rio Grande Plains and Rio Grande Highlands into northern Mexico continued to produce scattered to locally numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon hours.
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 →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 →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 →Thunderstorms trained over the eastern parts of San Patricio County during the afternoon on the 9th and over Aransas and eastern Calhoun Counties on the morning of the 10th. The storms produced very heavy rainfall with amounts between 3 to 5 inches.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms trained over the eastern parts of San Patricio County during the afternoon on the 9th and over Aransas and eastern Calhoun Counties on the morning of the 10th. The storms produced very heavy rainfall with amounts between 3 to 5 inches.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms developed along a southward moving cold front on the 29th. Van Zandt and Hopkins Counties had reports of large hail, high winds, and flooding as the boundary wavered in the area on the 30th.
Read the full account →General 5 inch rains falling across the western part of Bexar County and the eastern part of Medina County, caused widespread flash flooding. The heaviest rain totals were near 7 inchesin the southwestern part of Bexar County, where numerous vehicles became trapped in high…
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 →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.
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