4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A southern plains shortwave disturbance moving into a very moistened central and eastern Texas environment allowed clusters of central Texas thunderstorms to form and move eastward.
Read the full account →After nearly fourteen to eighteen inches of rainfall during the month of October, hazardous high water conditions continued through November 4th for eastern Willacy County, where high water remained on roadways, across agricultural fields, and in and around residences and…
Read the full account →Shortwave troughing and upslope flow generated scattered thunderstorms in the higher terrain of West Texas. Meanwhile, troughing and a stationary front/outflow boundary helped generate thunderstorms across portions of Southeast New Mexico.
Read the full account →The combination of an upper level area of low pressure and a stationary frontal boundary in the area, resulted in many rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across west central Texas during late May.
Read the full account →The combination of an upper level area of low pressure and a stationary frontal boundary in the area, resulted in many rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across west central Texas during late May.
Read the full account →The combination of an upper level area of low pressure and a stationary frontal boundary in the area, resulted in many rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across west central Texas during late May.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging winds and very heavy rainfall over the west Texas South Plains during the evening hours of the 28th. Most damage occurred over northern Lynn County, where large hail destroyed young cotton crops.
Read the full account →Plentiful moisture came in from the Pacific Ocean across southeast New Mexico and far West Texas, and this moisture was limited further east due to a mid-level ridge that was approaching the Southern Plains.
Read the full account →The flooding November 12-14 at first appeared dangerously similar to the devastating flood of the previous month over South Texas. An upper disturbance had moved slowly eastward toward South Texas from the Southwestern US, extending far enough south to draw deep tropical…
Read the full account →The flooding November 12-14 at first appeared dangerously similar to the devastating flood of the previous month over South Texas. An upper disturbance had moved slowly eastward toward South Texas from the Southwestern US, extending far enough south to draw deep tropical…
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 →Again on the afternoon of the 31 st, scattered showers and thunderstorms reformed across the eastern portion of the Texas Hill Country and began producing heavy rainfall as they moved southeastward.
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 cold front that stretched from the Davis mountains northeast across the Permian Basin initiated a series of training thunderstorms that persisted over the Permian Basin for 48 hours.
Read the full account →A round of strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall impacted the west Texas South Plains region on the 15th. Heavy rainfall during the pre-dawn hours caused flash flooding in Garza County, where a vehicle became stranded in a flooded playa lake.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine moved through the western portions of north Texas dropping several inches of water in some locations and producing 8 tornadoes. Significant flash flooding occurred during the late evening hours of September 7th through September 8th.
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 →The combination of significant quantities of hail and heavy rain caused localized flash flooding across the city after the storm ended. The Amarillo Police Department reported 6 high water rescues associated with this flooding.
Read the full account →A broad trough across the western United States and a dryline across the Permian Basin and Stockton Plateau resulted in afternoon thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A broad trough across the western United States and a dryline across the Permian Basin and Stockton Plateau resulted in afternoon thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A broad trough across the western United States and a dryline across the Permian Basin and Stockton Plateau resulted in afternoon thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A broad trough across the western United States and a dryline across the Permian Basin and Stockton Plateau resulted in afternoon thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A broad trough across the western United States and a dryline across the Permian Basin and Stockton Plateau resulted in afternoon thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A Pacific front pushed across South Texas the night of February 2nd and continued through the early morning hours of February 3rd. This episode resulted in 7 severe thunderstorm warnings, majority over the Brush Country, as well as a Flash Flood Warning over northern Goliad…
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