4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Severe thunderstorms erupted across the region in an unstable airmass ahead of an approaching upper level trough/low. Although initially isolated to scattered early in the event, the storms eventually merged into a squall line that moved across the region.
Read the full account →Isolated severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and early evening hours across Southeast Oklahoma and portions of Northeast Texas as a result of a very warm and unstable air mass in place.
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 →Tropical Depression Bill brought flooding to parts of North Texas. The counties that experienced the most significant flooding were Wise and Montague Counties, and the northern parts of Parker County. Over a foot of rain fell in parts of Montague County.
Read the full account →A line of marginally severe thunderstorms developed along a dryline/cold front combination as it moved across the region. Some of the storms north of Interstate 20 produced hail up to 2 in diameter.
Read the full account →Numerous showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall over the Dallas/Fort Worth area; resulting in flash flooding in Dallas, Tarrant, and southern Denton County. Rainfall rates up to 2 in 30 minutes were measured during the event.
Read the full account →A surface trough was present across the Lower Trans Pecos and Davis Mountains, and a cold front was across the northern Permian Basin. There was strong surface convergence, instability, moisture, and an upper level disturbance over the area.
Read the full account →Although the weather had quieted down, a second wave of flooding washed over parts of Falfurrias, due to Palo Blanco Creek overspilling its banks. This caused road closures on Travis Street near Falfurrias High school during the late morning and early afternoon of May 13th.
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 →Scattered severe thunderstorms affected western portions of north Texas during the afternoon of the 27th. Flooding resulted in numerous road closures in and around the town of Burkburnett in Wichita County. At one point, all roads leading into town were closed due to high water.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system approached the region on the fifth into the morning hours of the sixth bringing widespread heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to the region. At the same time, a cold front moved through the area with significant moist ascent above the frontal zone.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system approached the region on the fifth into the morning hours of the sixth bringing widespread heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to the region. At the same time, a cold front moved through the area with significant moist ascent above the frontal zone.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall produced as much as 3 to 5 inches of rain across southern Karnes County and much of DeWitt and Lavaca Counties. Maximum totals increased to near 8 inches from east of Cuero to Yoakum and Sweet Home southward to almost 15 inches the the extreme southern part of…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms formed again in the mid afternoon over the eastern part of the Texas Hill Country and spread southeastward into the I-35 corridor from New Braunfels southward past San Antonio into the Pearsall area.
Read the full account →A series of upper level disturbances produced heavy rain and some severe weather across the southern portions of southeast Texas. Rainfall rates of one inch per hour for up to 6 hours at a time were recorded in Jackson, Matagorda, and Wharton counties.
Read the full account →A series of upper level disturbances produced heavy rain and some severe weather across the southern portions of southeast Texas. Rainfall rates of one inch per hour for up to 6 hours at a time were recorded in Jackson, Matagorda, and Wharton counties.
Read the full account →A total of 24 tornadoes touched down during this 15 hour period of severe weather in southeastern Texas on November 17, 2003. In addition to these tornadoes, a major flood developed over Harris and surrounding counties during the middle of this tornadic outbreak.
Read the full account →The first half of September brought historic rains to the west Texas South Plains. Beginning late on the 10th, and persisting through the 12th, numerous rain showers impacted the region.
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 →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 →Significant flooding occurred in the south and southeastern counties when up to 11 of rain fell during the late evening and overnight hours. The flooding rains were caused by large scale lift occurring over a moist but cool boundary layer.
Read the full account →The passage of Hurricane Alex through the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and into northern Mexico led to a surge of tropical moisture into southeast Texas.
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 →The combination of very deep tropical moisture with a slow-moving warm front and the approach of a strong upper level trough resulted in excessive rainfall across Harris and various surrounding counties.
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