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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.

Tropical Storm$10K damage

Milam, TX · Sep 13, 2008

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.

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Flash Flood

Potter, TX · Aug 20, 2012

Severe thunderstorms developed across the western Texas Panhandle during the early evening hours and then moved across the south central Texas Panhandle. These severe storms produced large hail and damaging winds along with flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

De Witt, TX · Sep 4, 2001

Thunderstorms developed near midnight in Gonzales County and moved slowly southward into DeWitt and Lavaca Counties. They produced general 1 to 2 inch rainfall over the two counties, with up to 2 to 3 inches between Yoakum and Shiner.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lavaca, TX · Sep 3, 2001

Thunderstorms developed near midnight in Gonzales County and moved slowly southward into DeWitt and Lavaca Counties. They produced general 1 to 2 inch rainfall over the two counties, with up to 2 to 3 inches between Yoakum and Shiner.

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Flash Flood

Harrison, TX · Mar 3, 2008

A vigorous upper level storm system over northwest Texas triggered a round of strong to severe thunderstorms over northeast Texas, southwest Arkansas, and northwest Louisiana ahead of a cold front that moved east through the area.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Karnes, TX · Aug 31, 2001

Scattered showers and thunderstorms reformed shortly after midnight again across the I-35 corridor between San Antonio, New Braunfels, and San Marcos.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Hays, TX · Aug 31, 2001

Scattered showers and thunderstorms reformed shortly after midnight again across the I-35 corridor between San Antonio, New Braunfels, and San Marcos.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Caldwell, TX · Aug 31, 2001

Scattered showers and thunderstorms reformed shortly after midnight again across the I-35 corridor between San Antonio, New Braunfels, and San Marcos.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Comal, TX · Aug 31, 2001

Scattered showers and thunderstorms reformed shortly after midnight again across the I-35 corridor between San Antonio, New Braunfels, and San Marcos.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Guadalupe, TX · Aug 31, 2001

Scattered showers and thunderstorms reformed shortly after midnight again across the I-35 corridor between San Antonio, New Braunfels, and San Marcos.

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Flash Flood

Brown, TX · Jul 4, 1998

A weak upper level disturbance produced heavy rainfall across the eastern sections of the area. The heaviest rain fell across the Heartland and the eastern sections of the Concho Valley, where high water closed Highway 83 in Concho County and County Road 45 in Brown County.

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Flash Flood

Starr, TX · Jun 3, 2021

An elongated surface trough slowly moved through south Texas on June 3rd, with ample Gulf moisture in place across the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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Flash Flood

Hidalgo, TX · Jun 3, 2021

An elongated surface trough slowly moved through south Texas on June 3rd, with ample Gulf moisture in place across the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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Flood

Hidalgo, TX · Jun 3, 2021

An elongated surface trough slowly moved through south Texas on June 3rd, with ample Gulf moisture in place across the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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Flash Flood

Lavaca, TX · Jan 1, 1999

Large hail moved into Shiner just after 900 pm CST. It was followed by the fourth small tornado of the day, spotted by a sheriff's deputy just east of Shiner. The tornado dissipated quickly with no damage indicated.

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Flash Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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Flash Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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Flash Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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Flash Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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Flash Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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Flood

Cameron, TX · Jul 9, 2021

Early on the morning of July 9th, multiple rounds of storms associated with a slow-moving low pressure system developed and streamed northward across Cameron County.

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