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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.

Flash Flood$40K damage

Bell, TX · Oct 31, 2013

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.

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Flash Flood$40K damage

Falls, TX · Oct 31, 2013

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.

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Flash Flood$40K damage

Bell, TX · Oct 30, 2013

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.

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Flash Flood

Taylor, TX · May 7, 2023

The combination of a well defined surface dryline, weak upper level disturbances, and strong to extreme instability, resulted in scattered afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms across portions of the Big Country and Concho Valley.

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Flash Flood

Crockett, TX · May 7, 2023

The combination of a well defined surface dryline, weak upper level disturbances, and strong to extreme instability, resulted in scattered afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms across portions of the Big Country and Concho Valley.

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Flood

Fisher, TX · May 7, 2023

The combination of a well defined surface dryline, weak upper level disturbances, and strong to extreme instability, resulted in scattered afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms across portions of the Big Country and Concho Valley.

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Flood

Wise, TX · Apr 20, 2024

An upper level disturbance and a cold front produced one round of thunderstorms the evening of Thursday April 18, a few of which contained large hail.

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Flood

Tarrant, TX · Apr 20, 2024

An upper level disturbance and a cold front produced one round of thunderstorms the evening of Thursday April 18, a few of which contained large hail.

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Flash Flood$225K damage

Upshur, TX · Sep 14, 2009

A strong upper level low pressure system dropped southward out of the Central Plains and into the Middle Red River Valley of northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Howard, TX · May 23, 2013

A dryline was located across the Permian Basin and the Trans Pecos, and a cold front was in the Texas panhandle. Good lower level moisture was present to the east of the dryline, and there was plentiful upper level moisture available. The atmosphere was very unstable.

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Flood

Lynn, TX · Jun 17, 2013

Late this afternoon, a slow-moving supercell thunderstorm formed near New Deal along a stationary front and tracked southward for the next 3.5 hours before finally dissipating near O'Donnell.

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Coastal Flood$20K damage

Brazoria, TX · Apr 25, 1997

A strong easterly fetch off the Gulf produced coastal flooding along the upper Texas coast from April 25th-27th. The most extensive flooding/damage occurred from High Island to Jamaica Beach along the Gulf and the western shore of Galveston Bay.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Lee, TX · Oct 17, 1998

The Great October FloodIn advance of a very slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure over West Texas, a cold front drifted slowly southeastward into West Central Texas during the evening of Friday, October 16th.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Medina, TX · Oct 17, 1998

The Great October FloodIn advance of a very slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure over West Texas, a cold front drifted slowly southeastward into West Central Texas during the evening of Friday, October 16th.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Kerr, TX · Oct 18, 1998

The Great October FloodIn advance of a very slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure over West Texas, a cold front drifted slowly southeastward into West Central Texas during the evening of Friday, October 16th.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Kinney, TX · Aug 23, 1998

By nightfall on the evening of Saturday, August 22nd, the remains of Charley had stalled over southern Uvalde and northern Zavala Counties. Heavy rainfall from the previous week had left soils in the two counties saturated.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Atascosa, TX · Aug 22, 1998

Tropical Storm Charley made landfall near Port Aransas the night of Friday, August 21st. With very light winds through the mid and upper atmosphere and extremely high preciptable water values, the stage had been set for an extended heavy rainfall event.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Guadalupe, TX · Aug 22, 1998

Tropical Storm Charley made landfall near Port Aransas the night of Friday, August 21st. With very light winds through the mid and upper atmosphere and extremely high preciptable water values, the stage had been set for an extended heavy rainfall event.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Wilson, TX · Aug 22, 1998

Tropical Storm Charley made landfall near Port Aransas the night of Friday, August 21st. With very light winds through the mid and upper atmosphere and extremely high preciptable water values, the stage had been set for an extended heavy rainfall event.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Karnes, TX · Aug 22, 1998

Tropical Storm Charley made landfall near Port Aransas the night of Friday, August 21st. With very light winds through the mid and upper atmosphere and extremely high preciptable water values, the stage had been set for an extended heavy rainfall event.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Hays, TX · Aug 22, 1998

Tropical Storm Charley made landfall near Port Aransas the night of Friday, August 21st. With very light winds through the mid and upper atmosphere and extremely high preciptable water values, the stage had been set for an extended heavy rainfall event.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Comal, TX · Aug 22, 1998

Tropical Storm Charley made landfall near Port Aransas the night of Friday, August 21st. With very light winds through the mid and upper atmosphere and extremely high preciptable water values, the stage had been set for an extended heavy rainfall event.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Fayette, TX · Nov 14, 1998

Light rain continued through much of Friday afternoon and evening in the area from Cuero to Hallettsville to LaGrange and Gonzales. Soils were already saturated from the heavy rainfall Thursday morning and early Friday morning.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

De Witt, TX · Nov 13, 1998

Light rain continued through much of Friday afternoon and evening in the area from Cuero to Hallettsville to LaGrange and Gonzales. Soils were already saturated from the heavy rainfall Thursday morning and early Friday morning.

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