4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A stationary complex of thunderstorms dumped an estimated 8 to 10 inches, with pockets of a foot or more (12 inches) of rainfall, near and just east of Roma between daybreak and noon, producing widespread flash and areal flooding beginning during the mid morning of the 18th, and…
Read the full account →A mesoscale convective complex formed across southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas during the predawn hours of July 28th and spread southeast towards the Interstate 20 corridor of northeast Texas into northwest Louisiana during the day.
Read the full account →A plume of middle and upper tropospheric subtropical moisture streamed northward over west Texas during the first few days of July. Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall each afternoon and evening starting on the 1st and persisting through the 3rd.
Read the full account →A moderately unstable air mass developed over South Texas in advance of a frontal boundary draped across portions of south-central Texas. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed over the Hill Country southwest into the higher terrain of northern Mexico in the…
Read the full account →A long wave trough moved into the Southern Plains during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours of September 20th. This trough was able to tap not only Gulf Of Mexico Moisture, but Eastern Pacific Moisture as well due to moisture associated with Hurricane Manuel off the…
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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →An upper level disturbance moved over the area, and a lingering frontal boundary was across the Permian Basin. Upper level lift associated with an area of intense winds aloft moved over the region.
Read the full account →An upper low over Arizona with southwest winds brought in moisture across West Texas and southeast New Mexico. An upper level jet associated with the upper low helped to provide lift in the atmosphere.
Read the full account →An upper low over Arizona with southwest winds brought in moisture across West Texas and southeast New Mexico. An upper level jet associated with the upper low helped to provide lift in the atmosphere.
Read the full account →A slow moving upper level low along with plentiful moisture and a strong low level jet produced strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall over portions of South Texas during the late evening of March 8th and early morning hours of March 9th.
Read the full account →A severe weather outbreak occurred over west Texas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th and resulted in significant public impacts.
Read the full account →Due to the very heavy rains which fell across the upper reaches of the Nueces River watershed, major river flooding was the result between Asherton and the headwaters of Lake Corpus Christi. The Nueces River at Asherton recorded a crest of 29.70 feet on the 14th.
Read the full account →Due to the very heavy rains which fell across the upper reaches of the Nueces River watershed, major river flooding was the result between Asherton and the headwaters of Lake Corpus Christi. The Nueces River at Asherton recorded a crest of 29.70 feet on the 14th.
Read the full account →Due to the very heavy rains which fell across the upper reaches of the Nueces River watershed, major river flooding was the result between Asherton and the headwaters of Lake Corpus Christi. The Nueces River at Asherton recorded a crest of 29.70 feet on the 14th.
Read the full account →The eye of Hurricane Rita moved ashore in extreme southwest Louisiana between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou In Cameron Parish with a minimum central pressure of 937 mb and maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.
Read the full account →Humberto was a Category 1 hurricane when it made landfall just to the east of High Island early in the morning on September 13th. Wind damage which occurred late on the 12th and early on the 13th was confined to the High Island area of Galveston County and far eastern Chambers…
Read the full account →Hurricane Ike came onshore across extreme southeast Texas during the late night hours of September 12th and the pre-dawn hours of September 13th.
Read the full account →The end of May brought widespread flooding to north and central Texas. By the end of the month, the region had essentially erased a four year drought in less than four weeks. Several area lakes were in surcharge capacity and releasing water downstream.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance moving across South Texas, combined with a very moist and unstable atmosphere, produced strong to severe thunderstorms across South Texas on May 31st.
Read the full account →Heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Depression Erin closed many roads across the region. High waters washed away two homes near Elm Creek south of Abilene. Abilene rescue crews carried out about 50 high water rescues due to the rapidly rising waters.
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