4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Early this morning, a slow-moving upper level low that originated from a complex of thunderstorms over the South Plains on June 4th had moved over the southeast Texas Panhandle.
Read the full account →A cold front moved south out of the Texas panhandle on May 6th, and was draped across north Texas on the 7th and 8th. The front stalled across the northwestern sections of north Texas and combined to produce severe thunderstorms including large hail, tornadoes, and flash…
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across the coastal areas of southeast Texas in response to a surge of tropical moisture associated with the passage of Hurricane Alex through the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and into northern Mexico.
Read the full account →An upper low was located along the Arizona/New Mexico border progressing slowly eastward into the northern Texas Panhandle with associated upper-level disturbances rotating around the base of the upper trough.
Read the full account →The remains of Tropical Storm Odile were moving across the region as they rotated around the circulation of an upper ridge. A circulation was also located over the central Permian Basin which was allowing rain to move across the same areas.
Read the full account →Summary of events of May 8, 1997:Severe thunderstorms moved repeatedly over western parts of north Texas during the late afternoon and through the evening of the 8th. During the daylight hours, the storms produced numerous reports of large hail and strong and damaging winds.
Read the full account →A supercell developed just north of San Angelo near Grape Creek and drifted very slowly eastward towards Veribest in northeast Tom Green County. This supercell spawned at least 2 tornadoes, including one that destroyed two mobile homes and damaged 15 homes near Veribest.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms rapidly developed over the Concho Valley during the evening and spread to the east and southeast across the Heartland and Northwest Hill Country.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Erin moved inland near Port Aransas on the morning of August 16 and continued toward the northwest, in the general direction of San Antonio.
Read the full account →Severe high precipitation supercells developed across north central |Texas the evening of May 8th and moved slowly eastward just south of the Red River during the pre dawn hours of May 9th.
Read the full account →A slow moving tropical upper level system brought rainfall to north Texas for 5-6 days. Total rainfall accumulations across north Texas ranged from less than an inch to nearly 15 inches. Most locations picked up 2-10 inches over the entire event.
Read the full account →A slow moving tropical upper level system brought rainfall to north Texas for 5-6 days. Total rainfall accumulations across north Texas ranged from less than an inch to nearly 15 inches. Most locations picked up 2-10 inches over the entire event.
Read the full account →A slow moving tropical upper level system brought rainfall to north Texas for 5-6 days. Total rainfall accumulations across north Texas ranged from less than an inch to nearly 15 inches. Most locations picked up 2-10 inches over the entire event.
Read the full account →Feeder bands from intensifying Hurricane Alex produced a prolonged period of locally heavy rain, gusty winds, and a few tornadoes during the day and evening of June 30th.
Read the full account →Weak disturbances were moving around an upper trough over the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Daytime heating and air lifting over the higher terrain combined with moist southeast surface winds to create conditions for thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Continuing impulses of energy rotating around the larger upper level disturbance just wouldn't let go on August 24th, and one final round of torrential rains affected the western Lower Rio Grande Valley beginning in the overnight and pre dawn hours in western Jim Hogg, much of…
Read the full account →A slow moving storm system translated eastward from the desert southwest across the southern Rockies and plains on the 15th and 16th. Lift and moisture associated with this system resulted in widespread showers and thunderstorms that overspread portions of the west Texas Permian…
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 →Tropical Depression Hermine was a unique storm in that it formed as a result of the remnants of Tropical Depression number eleven in the Pacific crossing into the Southwest Gulf of Mexico on Sunday September 5, 2010.
Read the full account →Strong gradient winds produced by a combination of high pressure across the eastern U.S. and Tropical Storm Josephine caused coastal flooding along the Upper Texas Coast.
Read the full account →There was a cold front moving toward the Permian Basin, and a mid-level disturbance was over the region. Storms developed south of Lubbock and slowly moved south towards the area.
Read the full account →Nearly ten inches of rain fell over Tyler County. On US Highway 69 south near the Woodville city limits, over two feet of water was reported in several homes and businesses. Several families were rescued by boat on Highway 287 near Kirkland Springs.
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.
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