4,808 first-hand accounts of flood events in Texas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Flooding along the Frio River due to the heavy rainfall from the previous 24 hours developed in Uvalde County around 1000CST on the morning of the 28th and moved downstream, entering Frio County around 2000CST on the evening of the 29th.
Read the full account →Flooding along the Frio River due to the heavy rainfall from the previous 24 hours developed in Uvalde County around 1000CST on the morning of the 28th and moved downstream, entering Frio County around 2000CST on the evening of the 29th.
Read the full account →The combination of a strong upper level area of low pressure and a surface dryline resulted in a few rounds of severe thunderstorms across portions of west central Texas.
Read the full account →An upper level closed low, an upper level disturbance, and low level moisture all converged over southeastern New Mexico and west Texas. All of this led to a Mesoscale Convective System that moved over the area dumping one to three inches of rain and resulting in massive flash…
Read the full account →An upper level closed low, an upper level disturbance, and low level moisture all converged over southeastern New Mexico and west Texas. All of this led to a Mesoscale Convective System that moved over the area dumping one to three inches of rain and resulting in massive flash…
Read the full account →A large western US trough brought continued lee troughing to the Great Plains. This active pattern provided ample wind shear and instability for severe weather.
Read the full account →A large western US trough brought continued lee troughing to the Great Plains. This active pattern provided ample wind shear and instability for severe weather.
Read the full account →A large western US trough brought continued lee troughing to the Great Plains. This active pattern provided ample wind shear and instability for severe weather.
Read the full account →A large western US trough brought continued lee troughing to the Great Plains. This active pattern provided ample wind shear and instability for severe weather.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms producing large hail, thunderstorm wind gusts, flash flooding and a tornado moved across the southern and eastern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours.
Read the full account →On Friday, June 20, 1997, an upper level low pressure area approached South Central Texas from the southwest, becoming nearly stationary over the area through the next evening.
Read the full account →On Friday, June 20, 1997, an upper level low pressure area approached South Central Texas from the southwest, becoming nearly stationary over the area through the next evening.
Read the full account →On Friday, June 20, 1997, an upper level low pressure area approached South Central Texas from the southwest, becoming nearly stationary over the area through the next evening.
Read the full account →On Friday, June 20, 1997, an upper level low pressure area approached South Central Texas from the southwest, becoming nearly stationary over the area through the next evening.
Read the full account →Again, scattered showers and thunderstorms redeveloped in the early afternoon, continuing to produce heavy rainfall over much of the two county area. Soils had remained saturated from the previous day's rainfall, and flash flooding devleoped very quickly.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Frances developed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, September 9th, moving toward the mid Texas coast. Early on Friday morning, September 11th, Tropical Storm Frances made landfall on the Texas Coast between Corpus Christi and Victoria.
Read the full account →Between 3 and 4 inches of rain fell over the above counties in just under four hours. Maximum rainfall was in eastern Bandera and eastern Kerr Counties, where 6 inches was reported, and in western Bexar and western Comal Counties, where 5 inches was reported.
Read the full account →Between 3 and 4 inches of rain fell over the above counties in just under four hours. Maximum rainfall was in eastern Bandera and eastern Kerr Counties, where 6 inches was reported, and in western Bexar and western Comal Counties, where 5 inches was reported.
Read the full account →Between 3 and 4 inches of rain fell over the above counties in just under four hours. Maximum rainfall was in eastern Bandera and eastern Kerr Counties, where 6 inches was reported, and in western Bexar and western Comal Counties, where 5 inches was reported.
Read the full account →General 3 to 4 inch rainfall fell across the five counties during the mid afternoon period, resulting in widespread flash flooding that continued into the evening period. The heaviest rain fell in Karnes County, with isolated totals to near 11 inches.
Read the full account →Very slow moving showers and thunderstorms developed shortly after sunrise over the western parts of South Central Texas on the morning of the 18th. Rainfall totals across the five county area ranged from 2 to 4 inches with isolated reports of up to 5 inches.
Read the full account →May 2-3, 2000 - Event NarrativeSlow moving showers and thunderstorms developed along a stationary boundary generally from the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex south and eastward. On the 2nd, the storms were confined mainly to Tarrant, Dallas, Ellis, and Kaufman counties.
Read the full account →Widespread heavy rainfall from very slow-moving thunderstorms produced generalized 2 to 3 inch amounts from Fredericksburg to Austin to Lexington to Seguin, San Antonio, Bandera, Kerrville and back to Fredericksburg.
Read the full account →Widespread heavy rainfall from very slow-moving thunderstorms produced generalized 2 to 3 inch amounts from Fredericksburg to Austin to Lexington to Seguin, San Antonio, Bandera, Kerrville and back to Fredericksburg.
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