4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →A strong upper level low pressure area over western Arizona moved slowly eastward. This feature increased upper level lift over West Texas and southeast New Mexico.
Read the full account →After the storms moved offshore into the Gulf of Mexico, strong pressure falls were observed over South Texas, with strong pressure rises noted over the Gulf waters. This produced strong easterly winds across the Coastal Bend and adjacent waters.
Read the full account →An Arctic cold front pushed south through north Texas Thanksgiving night through the following morning. Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the front, then continued through the weekend as a strong overrunning pattern remained in place after the front moved through the area.
Read the full account →An Arctic cold front pushed south through north Texas Thanksgiving night through the following morning. Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the front, then continued through the weekend as a strong overrunning pattern remained in place after the front moved through the area.
Read the full account →An Arctic cold front pushed south through north Texas Thanksgiving night through the following morning. Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the front, then continued through the weekend as a strong overrunning pattern remained in place after the front moved through the area.
Read the full account →A band of showers and thunderstorms were localized over the downtown and bay front areas of Corpus Christi on the evening of October 11th. Heavy rainfall amounts between 3 to 5 inches occurred.
Read the full account →There was an upper trough extending from the Great Plains to the Desert Southwest. Warm, moist air was interacting with a cold front north of southwest Texas.
Read the full account →There was an upper trough extending from the Great Plains to the Desert Southwest. Warm, moist air was interacting with a cold front north of southwest Texas.
Read the full account →Storms which developed along a slow-moving cold front produced pockets of wind damage along with areas of flooding across the region Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Read the full account →A strong easterly fetch off the Gulf produced coastal flooding along the upper Texas coast from April 25th-27th. The most extensive flooding/damage occurred from High Island to Jamaica Beach along the Gulf and the western shore of Galveston Bay.
Read the full account →A front stalled over the Coastal Bend on the 30th. Scattered thunderstorms formed north of the boundary during the afternoon as an upper level disturbance approached from the west. Storms produced very heavy rainfall from the northern Coastal Bend to the Brush Country.
Read the full account →A weak upper level disturbance, which had produced a few days of healthy thunderstorms in the western Gulf of Mexico during the final week of June, crossed the coast on June 30th and produced local downpours that flooded small portions of Cameron and Zapata/western Starr County.
Read the full account →A weak surface boundary draped across the southern half of Northeast Texas combined with pacific moisture and an vigorous upper level disturbance in association with the remnants of Hurricane Miriam which came from the East Pacific.
Read the full account →Large scale lift ahead of an upper level shortwave, combined with ample instability and adequate moisture across the region, resulted in numerous thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →An outbreak of severe storms affected many locations on the Caprock late this day and through the overnight hours resulting in numerous instances of hail damage, destructive winds and flooding.
Read the full account →There was a weak upper low over east-central New Mexico and a wind shear axis over the western Permian Basin. This shear axis aided in drawing moisture across the area and helped to produce thunderstorms with strong winds.
Read the full account →An upper ridge was over the region with moisture across the area. A weak upper level disturbance combined with strong heating and low and mid-level moisture to produce thunderstorms across the northern Permian Basin and Western Low Rolling Plains.
Read the full account →Weak upper level ridging was over Texas, and an upper disturbance moved over the region. This disturbance combined with intense afternoon heating to create instability for thunderstorms. A dryline/surface trough across the area provided a focus for storm development.
Read the full account →Several disturbances in advance of a deepening upper level trough over the southwest states led to multiple rounds of showers and storms across North and Central TX. With wet soils already in place, flash flooding was the main weather concern during this time.
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 →June 3rd & 4th - Event NarrativeNumerous boundaries were across the state and they acted as triggers for showers and thunderstorms. Upper level winds were very light and any storms that formed moved very slowly.
Read the full account →July 1, 2001 Episode NarrativeA large complex of rain and thunderstorms moved into north Texas from Oklahoma in the overnight hours and brought copious rainfall amounts to the area, generally north of Interstate 20.
Read the full account →A prolonged period of rainfall over west Texas resulted in periods of flash flooding that began late on the 14th and persisted through the 16th. Records for November precipitation were set during the three day period at several observing sites.
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