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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.

Flash Flood

Travis, TX · Oct 31, 2015

A warm front combined with an upper level trough and deep moisture produced heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms across much of South Central Texas on October 30th and 31st. Damage surveys confirmed four tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Travis, TX · Jun 17, 2015

Tropical storm Bill moved onshore over Matagorda Island on the morning of June 16th. The center of Bill moved through Lavaca, Fayette, and Lee Counties on the 17th. The strongest recorded wind gust was 47 mph near Schulenburg in Fayette County.

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Flash Flood

Bexar, TX · Oct 30, 2015

A warm front combined with an upper level trough and deep moisture produced heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms across much of South Central Texas on October 30th and 31st. Damage surveys confirmed four tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Guadalupe, TX · Jun 17, 2015

Tropical storm Bill moved onshore over Matagorda Island on the morning of June 16th. The center of Bill moved through Lavaca, Fayette, and Lee Counties on the 17th. The strongest recorded wind gust was 47 mph near Schulenburg in Fayette County.

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Flash Flood

Bexar, TX · Jun 17, 2015

Tropical storm Bill moved onshore over Matagorda Island on the morning of June 16th. The center of Bill moved through Lavaca, Fayette, and Lee Counties on the 17th. The strongest recorded wind gust was 47 mph near Schulenburg in Fayette County.

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Flash Flood

Travis, TX · Oct 30, 2015

A warm front combined with an upper level trough and deep moisture produced heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms across much of South Central Texas on October 30th and 31st. Damage surveys confirmed four tornadoes.

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Flood

Henderson, TX · Dec 13, 2015

Two rounds of heavy rainfall affected the North and Central Texas region as an upper level low approached from the west. The first round affected locations east of Interstate 35 resulting in flooding of mainly roads and along creeks and streams.

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Freestone, TX · Dec 13, 2015

Two rounds of heavy rainfall affected the North and Central Texas region as an upper level low approached from the west. The first round affected locations east of Interstate 35 resulting in flooding of mainly roads and along creeks and streams.

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Anderson, TX · Dec 13, 2015

Two rounds of heavy rainfall affected the North and Central Texas region as an upper level low approached from the west. The first round affected locations east of Interstate 35 resulting in flooding of mainly roads and along creeks and streams.

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Van Zandt, TX · Dec 13, 2015

Two rounds of heavy rainfall affected the North and Central Texas region as an upper level low approached from the west. The first round affected locations east of Interstate 35 resulting in flooding of mainly roads and along creeks and streams.

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Hockley, TX · May 28, 2015

Following a round of severe storms and heavy rain the night prior, strong and severe thunderstorms developed late this morning over the southwest South Plains before expanding in coverage as they spread east throughout the afternoon.

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Young, TX · Jun 17, 2015

Tropical Depression Bill brought flooding to parts of North Texas. The counties that experienced the most significant flooding were Wise and Montague Counties, and the northern parts of Parker County. Over a foot of rain fell in parts of Montague County.

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Wise, TX · Jun 18, 2015

Tropical Depression Bill brought flooding to parts of North Texas. The counties that experienced the most significant flooding were Wise and Montague Counties, and the northern parts of Parker County. Over a foot of rain fell in parts of Montague County.

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Navarro, TX · Jun 17, 2015

Tropical Depression Bill brought flooding to parts of North Texas. The counties that experienced the most significant flooding were Wise and Montague Counties, and the northern parts of Parker County. Over a foot of rain fell in parts of Montague County.

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Limestone, TX · Jun 17, 2015

Tropical Depression Bill brought flooding to parts of North Texas. The counties that experienced the most significant flooding were Wise and Montague Counties, and the northern parts of Parker County. Over a foot of rain fell in parts of Montague County.

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Lubbock, TX · Jul 10, 2015

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved northeast late this afternoon and evening over much of the South Plains. An area from southeast Hockley County to the city of Lubbock saw these storms repeatedly take aim through the evening resulting in widespread flooding of streets,…

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Hockley, TX · Jul 10, 2015

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved northeast late this afternoon and evening over much of the South Plains. An area from southeast Hockley County to the city of Lubbock saw these storms repeatedly take aim through the evening resulting in widespread flooding of streets,…

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Cooke, TX · Jun 18, 2015

Tropical Depression Bill brought flooding to parts of North Texas. The counties that experienced the most significant flooding were Wise and Montague Counties, and the northern parts of Parker County. Over a foot of rain fell in parts of Montague County.

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Garza, TX · Jul 7, 2015

Multiple rounds of late-day thunderstorms developed across the South Plains and southern Texas Panhandle on the sixth followed by additional bouts through the pre-dawn hours of the seventh.

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Lynn, TX · Jul 7, 2015

Multiple rounds of late-day thunderstorms developed across the South Plains and southern Texas Panhandle on the sixth followed by additional bouts through the pre-dawn hours of the seventh.

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Childress, TX · Jul 6, 2015

Multiple rounds of late-day thunderstorms developed across the South Plains and southern Texas Panhandle on the sixth followed by additional bouts through the pre-dawn hours of the seventh.

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Castro, TX · Jul 20, 2015

Scattered to numerous slow-moving thunderstorms developed this afternoon across the southern Texas Panhandle and northern South Plains. In addition to producing torrential rains and flooding over much of Castro County, winds gusted to 58 mph near Friona from a microburst.

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Swisher, TX · Jul 20, 2015

Scattered to numerous slow-moving thunderstorms developed this afternoon across the southern Texas Panhandle and northern South Plains. In addition to producing torrential rains and flooding over much of Castro County, winds gusted to 58 mph near Friona from a microburst.

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Flood

Randall, TX · Jul 20, 2015

Isolated thunderstorms developed in an environment favorable for localized flooding during the afternoon of the 20th. High atmospheric moisture and slow storm motions were present.

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