4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A cold front helped to ignite thunderstorm development across south-central Texas early on June 1st. Outflow boundaries from this activity allowed for additional storms to develop across Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.
Read the full account →A strong upper level disturbance moved out of northern Mexico into the Edwards Plateau during the early evening hours on the 15th. A line of strong to severe storms formed from the Hill Country south into the northern Brush Country in the evening.
Read the full account →A strong upper level disturbance moved out of northern Mexico into the Edwards Plateau during the early evening hours on the 15th. A line of strong to severe storms formed from the Hill Country south into the northern Brush Country in the evening.
Read the full account →A widespread bow echo severe thunderstorm event occurred during the evening hours of the 3rd, as a strong upper level disturbance interacted with an unstable airmass and a weak front.
Read the full account →Rainfall of up to 3 inches in less than an hour produced flash flooding over much of the county. A woman and her 12-year old granddaughter were trapped near Comfort when their van stalled in a flooded low water crossing.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over West Texas. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over West Texas. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over West Texas. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over West Texas. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low moved slowly across the southwestern US and generated several rounds of thunderstorms over South Central Texas. Storms during this period produced two tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rain that led to flash flooding.
Read the full account →An upper level low moved slowly across the southwestern US and generated several rounds of thunderstorms over South Central Texas. Storms during this period produced two tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rain that led to flash flooding.
Read the full account →A cluster of strong thunderstorms developed across the area during the evening of December 29 and early morning hours of December 30. These storms produced heavy rain and gusty winds, notably resulting in flash flooding in portions of Galveston County.
Read the full account →A cluster of strong thunderstorms developed across the area during the evening of December 29 and early morning hours of December 30. These storms produced heavy rain and gusty winds, notably resulting in flash flooding in portions of Galveston County.
Read the full account →A cluster of strong thunderstorms developed across the area during the evening of December 29 and early morning hours of December 30. These storms produced heavy rain and gusty winds, notably resulting in flash flooding in portions of Galveston County.
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 →Heavy rainfall over soils that had been saturated by previous rains produced an additional general 2 to 3 inches over much of Williamson County, along with isolated totals of up to 5 inches.
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 →An upper level low pressure system and a cold front worked together to generate a round of strong to severe thunderstorms during the day of Thursday May 5.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system and a cold front worked together to generate a round of strong to severe thunderstorms during the day of Thursday May 5.
Read the full account →An upper level trough of low pressure remained anchored across north central Texas during the later half of June and continued into July. This allowed for copious amount of moisture to stream northward from the Gulf of Mexico.
Read the full account →General rainfall of 1 to 2 inches was reported across most of Bander County and over eastern Kerr County. The highest totals in the event were between 4 and 5 inches in an area from Kerrville to Medina to Bandera.
Read the full account →General rainfall of 1 to 2 inches was reported across most of Bander County and over eastern Kerr County. The highest totals in the event were between 4 and 5 inches in an area from Kerrville to Medina to Bandera.
Read the full account →In the afternoon a squall line developed over the Permian Basin and moved to the east across West Central Texas. One of the thunderstorms embedded within the line produced a tornado near Haskell that damaged a house.
Read the full account →An upper level low was over the northern California coast and an upper level disturbance was nearing West Texas. There was also abundant low-level moisture, an east upslope wind, high instability, and strong wind shear across West Texas.
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