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4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood

Cameron, TX · Mar 27, 2025

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms pummeled the Lower Rio Grande Valley, especially during the afternoon and overnight hours of March 27th into early on March 28th, resulting in historic seasonal rainfall and widespread flash and areal flooding across the RGV.

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Flood

Cameron, TX · Mar 28, 2025

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms pummeled the Lower Rio Grande Valley, especially during the afternoon and overnight hours of March 27th into early on March 28th, resulting in historic seasonal rainfall and widespread flash and areal flooding across the RGV.

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Flood

Hidalgo, TX · Mar 28, 2025

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms pummeled the Lower Rio Grande Valley, especially during the afternoon and overnight hours of March 27th into early on March 28th, resulting in historic seasonal rainfall and widespread flash and areal flooding across the RGV.

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Flood

Willacy, TX · Mar 27, 2025

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms pummeled the Lower Rio Grande Valley, especially during the afternoon and overnight hours of March 27th into early on March 28th, resulting in historic seasonal rainfall and widespread flash and areal flooding across the RGV.

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Flood

Hidalgo, TX · Jun 12, 2025

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed over Corpus Christi area from a weak shortwave trough and shifted southward into Deep South Texas. As the storms ran into very unstable air across the Rio Grande Valley, they formed into a cluster and become locally severe.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Waller, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Washington, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Fort Bend, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Jackson, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Liberty, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Wharton, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Polk, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

San Jacinto, TX · Sep 7, 1998

Synoptic Situation...On Monday September 7 (Labor Day) a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico was increasing the pressure gradient along the Texas coast. A weak cold front had pushed south to near the Red River by Tuesday evening.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Camp, TX · Sep 13, 2008

Hurricane Ike came onshore across extreme southeast Texas during the late night hours of September 12th and the pre-dawn hours of September 13th.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Franklin, TX · Sep 13, 2008

Hurricane Ike came onshore across extreme southeast Texas during the late night hours of September 12th and the pre-dawn hours of September 13th.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Cameron, TX · Jun 30, 2010

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.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Kleberg, TX · Sep 7, 2010

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.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Live Oak, TX · Sep 7, 2010

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.

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Tropical Storm$100K damage

Nueces, TX · Sep 7, 2010

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Hill, TX · Jun 22, 2014

An upper level low pressure system worked its way slowly east across Texas the weekend of June 21-22. A combination of abundant moisture and the slow movement of the system generated localized areas of heavy rain and flash flooding.

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Storm Surge/Tide$95K damage

Galveston, TX · Aug 5, 2008

Tropical Storm Edouard moved ashore along the upper Texas coast between High Island and Sabine Pass in the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge and produced minimal damage totalling $100,000.||Damage from Edouard included minor storm tide flooding along portions of the Bolivar…

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Flash Flood$94K damage

Bee, TX · May 13, 2004

Outflow from earlier thunderstorms over southeast Texas interacted with a sea breeze boundary and very moist and unstable atmosphere during the afternoon hours of the 13th.

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Flash Flood

Jefferson, TX · Jun 18, 2018

An inverted trough moved into the region and interacted with an upper level low. The first day of heavy rain in Southeast Texas produced 4 to 8 inches and caused isolated flooding.

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Flash Flood

Starr, TX · May 11, 2015

Deep tropical moisture pooled ahead of a dissipating late season front across the ranchlands, and combined with an impulse of jet stream energy during the afternoon and evening hours of May 11th.

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