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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$100K damage

Hidalgo, TX · Jul 6, 2021

A slow-moving low pressure system drew in ample amounts of Gulf moisture on July 6th, allowing for very heavy rainfall to occur across portions of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Hidalgo, TX · Jul 6, 2021

A slow-moving low pressure system drew in ample amounts of Gulf moisture on July 6th, allowing for very heavy rainfall to occur across portions of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Ellis, TX · May 30, 2024

Another complex of thunderstorms moved southeast through North and Central Texas during the day on May 30, producing scattered wind damage and severe hail along with some flash flooding.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Coastal Calhoun County, TX · Sep 13, 2021

An area of low pressure over the western Caribbean Sea on September 9th moved west into the Bay of Campeche by the 11th. The low pressure area strengthened to become Tropical Storm Nicholas over the southern Gulf of Mexico on the morning of the 12th.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Kaufman, TX · Jul 8, 2025

From the July 4th weekend into the early part of the following week, a weak upper trough lingered over North and Central Texas, triggering several days of scattered showers and thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

McLennan, TX · Apr 9, 2024

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms occurred from Monday April 8 through Wednesday April 10 as a deep low pressure system moved east through the Rockies, eventually transitioning to an open trough as it traversed the Plains.

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Storm Surge/Tide$2.0M damage

San Patricio, TX · Aug 25, 2017

Major Hurricane Harvey impacted the Middle Texas coast on August 25th and 26th. Harvey was the first category 4 hurricane to strike Texas since Hurricane Carla in 1961.

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Tropical Storm$20K damage

Brooks, TX · Aug 22, 2023

Tropical Storm Harold made landfall along the unpopulated Padre Island National Seashore on the northern Kenedy coastline just before 10:00AM CDT Tuesday, August 22nd carrying sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts over 60 mph in a small portion of the developing eye.

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Tropical Storm$420.0M damage

Cameron, TX · Jul 23, 2008

Hurricane Dolly, the first storm since Bret (1999) to make landfall along the Deep South Texas barrier islands, left a trail of widespread minor to moderate structural and natural damage across much of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas on July 23rd, and dumped…

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Ector, TX · Sep 2, 2024

A slow-moving upper-level low pressure over a stationary frontal boundary helped to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms across the region.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

McLennan, TX · May 2, 2024

Thunderstorms developed along a dryline the evening of May 1 as an upper level disturbance swept across the forecast area. Some storms became severe as they moved across mainly Central Texas Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Leon, TX · May 1, 2024

Thunderstorms developed along a dryline the evening of May 1 as an upper level disturbance swept across the forecast area. Some storms became severe as they moved across mainly Central Texas Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

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Flood$36.0M damage

Dallas, TX · May 24, 2015

For several days, a stalled cold front, combined with abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined to produce widespread rain and thunderstorms in Texas.

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Flood

Hemphill, TX · Nov 8, 2024

A storm system developed strengthened across the southern Rockies where it slowed down during the evening of November 6th. A cold front moved into the northwest Panhandles but stalled out, persisting throughout the event.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Cameron, TX · Sep 15, 2024

A weak stationary frontal boundary combined with a weak upper-level disturbance and remnant atmospheric moisture from former Tropical Storm Ileana (central Gulf of California) to provide slow moving mid to late afternoon thunderstorms from Harlingen to Brownsville.

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Flash Flood$75K damage

Hidalgo, TX · Jul 6, 2021

A slow-moving low pressure system drew in ample amounts of Gulf moisture on July 6th, allowing for very heavy rainfall to occur across portions of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Travis, TX · Sep 8, 2002

The showers that had formed over the southeast part of South Central Texas near midnight mov ed into the Austin area and northern Hill Country in the early morning. Rain amounts averaged 1 to 2 inches with isolated totals to near 5 inches.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Kaufman, TX · Jun 2, 2024

Upper level disturbances interacted with leftover surface outflow boundaries from nocturnal MCSs and allowed for scattered strong to severe storms across the region each afternoon from June 1st to June 3rd.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Kaufman, TX · Jun 2, 2024

Upper level disturbances interacted with leftover surface outflow boundaries from nocturnal MCSs and allowed for scattered strong to severe storms across the region each afternoon from June 1st to June 3rd.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Denton, TX · Jun 2, 2024

Upper level disturbances interacted with leftover surface outflow boundaries from nocturnal MCSs and allowed for scattered strong to severe storms across the region each afternoon from June 1st to June 3rd.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Van Zandt, TX · Jun 3, 2024

Upper level disturbances interacted with leftover surface outflow boundaries from nocturnal MCSs and allowed for scattered strong to severe storms across the region each afternoon from June 1st to June 3rd.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Limestone, TX · Apr 30, 2025

A slow moving front and an upper trough generated scattered thunderstorms on April 29, and widespread showers and thunderstorms on April 30, across much of North and Central Texas.

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Flood$1.5M damage

Bastrop, TX · Aug 27, 2017

Hurricane Harvey moved onshore as a Category 4 hurricane over San Jose Island east of Rockport during the late evening of August 25th. Harvey moved inland entering southern DeWitt County during the morning of August 26th as a Category 1 hurricane.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Kaufman, TX · Apr 26, 2024

A shortwave trough, dryline, and Pacific front all worked together to produce multiple rounds of thunderstorms Friday April 26 through Sunday April 28. All modes of severe weather took place across the region, along with multiple instances of flash flooding.

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