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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.

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Rusk, TX · Apr 9, 2015

A potent upper level storm system ejected into the Central Plains on April 9th. An attendant developing cold front moved southeastward into the region during the late afternoon hours.

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Harrison, TX · May 11, 2015

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours over Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and portions of Southeast Oklahoma on May 10th, near a residual weak surface boundary draped along the Red River from showers and thunderstorms that had…

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Bowie, TX · May 11, 2015

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours over Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and portions of Southeast Oklahoma on May 10th, near a residual weak surface boundary draped along the Red River from showers and thunderstorms that had…

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Angelina, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Angelina, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Angelina, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Flash Flood

Angelina, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Bowie, TX · May 25, 2015

Severe thunderstorms developed across far west Texas during the early morning hours of May 25th and this cluster of severe thunderstorms evolved into a derecho, moving eastward across the entire state of Texas and eventually into Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest…

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Angelina, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Angelina, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Zapata, TX · May 23, 2015

A QLCS rolled across all of Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley during the overnight hours of May 23rd/24th. The line tore through southern Zapata County between 9 and 10 pm on the 23rd, with wind speeds of 60 to 70 mph or more possible.

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Cherokee, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Gregg, TX · May 25, 2015

Severe thunderstorms developed across far west Texas during the early morning hours of May 25th and this cluster of severe thunderstorms evolved into a derecho, moving eastward across the entire state of Texas and eventually into Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest…

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Nacogdoches, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Shelby, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Borden, TX · May 5, 2015

An upper level low was over Arizona and New Mexico, and an upper level disturbance associated with this low moved over West Texas. A dryline was present across the Permian Basin with good moisture and instability to the east of this feature.

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Cameron, TX · May 24, 2015

A QLCS rolled across all of Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley during the overnight hours of May 23rd/24th. The line tore through southern Zapata County between 9 and 10 pm on the 23rd, with wind speeds of 60 to 70 mph or more possible.

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Dawson, TX · May 5, 2015

An upper level low was over Arizona and New Mexico, and an upper level disturbance associated with this low moved over West Texas. A dryline was present across the Permian Basin with good moisture and instability to the east of this feature.

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Gaines, TX · May 5, 2015

An upper level low was over Arizona and New Mexico, and an upper level disturbance associated with this low moved over West Texas. A dryline was present across the Permian Basin with good moisture and instability to the east of this feature.

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Harrison, TX · May 25, 2015

Severe thunderstorms developed across far west Texas during the early morning hours of May 25th and this cluster of severe thunderstorms evolved into a derecho, moving eastward across the entire state of Texas and eventually into Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest…

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Hopkins, TX · Dec 27, 2015

A potent storm system brought deadly tornadoes and severe weather to North Texas on the 26th followed by waves of heavy rainfall that resulted in significant flooding across parts of North and Central Texas.

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Nacogdoches, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Sabine, TX · May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across the southern half of Northeast Texas during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas.

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Cameron, TX · May 24, 2015

A QLCS rolled across all of Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley during the overnight hours of May 23rd/24th. The line tore through southern Zapata County between 9 and 10 pm on the 23rd, with wind speeds of 60 to 70 mph or more possible.

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