4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A broad area of low pressure over the northwest Gulf of Mexico strengthened into Tropical Storm Bill on the evening of June 15th. Tropical Storm Bill moved slowly northwest toward the Middle Texas coast.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of September 21, North Texas experienced explosive thunderstorm development due to a shortwave trough and a meandering front interacting with a warm, unstable environment.
Read the full account →A short-lived, but intense heat spell with highs of 102 to 108 came to an abrupt end late this evening as active northwest flow overspread the region. Isolated, high-based supercell thunderstorms erupted first near the U.S.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A low-amplitude shortwave trough, embedded within broad southwesterly flow aloft, moved across the Southern Plains on the 6th. Strong instability and sufficient wind shear lead to numerous severe thunderstorms across western-north Texas.
Read the full account →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…
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper-level low pressure over a stationary frontal boundary helped to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper-level low pressure over a stationary frontal boundary helped to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper-level low pressure over a stationary frontal boundary helped to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →Strong upper level disturbances combined with above average moisture levels and favorable upper level wind patterns to produce a round of severe thunderstorms that eventually trained and produced excessive rainfall and flash flood during the afternoon hours of the 26th and on…
Read the full account →Strong upper level disturbances combined with above average moisture levels and favorable upper level wind patterns to produce a round of severe thunderstorms that eventually trained and produced excessive rainfall and flash flood during the afternoon hours of the 26th and on…
Read the full account →The Coastal Bend experienced a significant heavy rain event that began on the morning of May 15th and ended on the morning of May 16th. As much as 10 to 15 inches of rainfall occurred across the south side of Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Ingleside, and Aransas Pass.
Read the full account →This was a multi-day severe weather and flood event. It started with a large-scale upper level low pressure system which deepened over the Four-Corners region. Moisture and instability increased in advance of this system.
Read the full account →A weak surface low pressure system strengthened into Tropical Storm Imelda just after noon on September 17th around 15 miles south southwest of Freeport. Imelda moved onshore near Freeport and quickly weakened to a tropical depression.
Read the full account →A weak upper ridge was over West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, and upper disturbances were moving overhead. These upper disturbances, along with remnant outflow boundaries from previous thunderstorms, helped to provide lift.
Read the full account →Although Hurricane Rita made landfall just east of the Texas - Louisiana border, she moved northwest and moved across southeast Texas in the morning hours of September 24th as a dangerous category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Beta made landfall near Matagorda bay on September 21. As the system pushed slowly inland, portions of SE Texas experienced flash flooding from heavy rain bands, storm surge, and some strong wind gusts.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Beta made landfall near Matagorda bay on September 21. As the system pushed slowly inland, portions of SE Texas experienced flash flooding from heavy rain bands, storm surge, and some strong wind gusts.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Beta made landfall near Matagorda bay on September 21. As the system pushed slowly inland, portions of SE Texas experienced flash flooding from heavy rain bands, storm surge, and some strong wind gusts.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Beta made landfall near Matagorda bay on September 21. As the system pushed slowly inland, portions of SE Texas experienced flash flooding from heavy rain bands, storm surge, and some strong wind gusts.
Read the full account →An upper-level trough situated over Texas and the Southern Plains created a series of showers and storms across North Texas during the overnight hours of August 11th into August 12th, and again on the morning of August 13th.
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