4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The combination of an upper level low moving northeast over Mexico and plenty of atmospheric moisture allowed scattered thunderstorms to develop across the Upper Valley and northern Mexico.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall produced flash flooding across the south-central Texas panhandle during the late evening and into the early morning hours.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall remained over the southwest Texas panhandle from the late morning and into the early evening hours. This led to serious flooding in the town of Hereford where parts of Hereford were reported to be under water.
Read the full account →Prolonged rain on this day resulted in significant flooding in Freestone, Limestone, and Navarro counties. Numerous roads and bridges were heavily damaged requiring millions of dollars in repair.
Read the full account →Heavy showers and thunderstorms focused along a slow moving cold front across the southern counties of the CWA resulted in flash flooding in Rockdale in Milam County. Areas in and around the city received nearly 8 inches of rain in just a few hours.
Read the full account →An upper level low was over southern Arizona with upper level disturbances moving over New Mexico and the Big Bend region. Residual outflow boundaries from thunderstorms the previous day were present across the area helping to provide additional lift.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system moved across north Texas on the 21st and 22nd of the month. Cold air filtered in on the 21st, while moisture returned on the 22nd. A few areas reported sleet and freezing rain, with minimal impacts.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →A sharp upper trough and a meandering surface front generated two rounds of thunderstorms across the region, one round on May 5 and the other on May 6. Most of the severe weather took place on the 6th, when large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes occurred.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the afternoon of June 8th and rapidly became severe. These thunderstorms gradually developed into disorganized lines of thunderstorms through the late afternoon and evening, while a discrete supercell in the western Oklahoma and…
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 →Showers and thunderstorms continued through the early morning over Karnes County. By mid-morning, rainfall across the county averaged 2 to 4 inches with isolated totals near 8 inches.
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.
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