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Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Moore County. Between 2004 and 2024, NOAA Storm Events data recorded 18 flash flood events and 1 flood event. Recent examples include flash flooding on May 18, 2023, which caused widespread flooding due to heavy rain from supercell thunderstorms. On April 11, 2012, severe thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding, stalled vehicles, and closed highways.
Residents in areas prone to flash flooding, particularly those in low-lying areas or near drainage channels, should be aware of potential risks. Homeowners in these locations, as well as those without a Base Flood Elevation (BFE) designation, are advised to pay close attention to flood risk information.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
3 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Moore County, Texas has recorded 19 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 18 flash floods and 1 river or area floods. The county has received 15 federal disaster declarations. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1992–2024)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Windy Deuce Fire | Fire | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Severe Storms And Tornadoes | Severe Storm | Apr 21, 2007 |
| Extreme Wildfire Threat | Fire | Nov 27, 2005 |
| Hurricane Rita | Hurricane | Sep 23, 2005 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 18, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jun 15, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 11, 2012 | 100.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 21, 2006 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 18, 2004 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 7, 2003 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 10, 2002 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 9, 2002 | 70K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 14, 1999 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 26, 1998 | — |
Flash Flood — May 18, 2023
During the afternoon of the 18th, quite a bit of moisture and unstable air was present across the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle. During the heat of the day several supercell thunderstorms created large hail, up to 2.5 in diameter, heavy rain, and damaging wind gusts. One of the supercells even produced a short lived tornado. Continued storm activity into the overnight hours from the hel...
Flood — Jun 15, 2019
Significant moisture was in place on the 15th of June when a strong upper level trough moved over the Rocky Mountains into the Oklahoma Panhandle and west Texas to include the Texas Panhandle. Parameters were favorable for rotating supercells storms initially that produced very large hail in some areas as well as a funnel cloud across the southwest Panhandles. Some storms congealed into a line...
Flash Flood — Apr 11, 2012
Severe thunderstorms developed and moved across the western and central Texas Panhandle during the mid afternoon through the evening and late night hours producing extreme amounts of hail as well as strong thunderstorm wind gusts. The very heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms also resulted in some flash flooding problems. The strong thunderstorm wind gusts resulted in downed tree limbs and the...
Flash Flood — Aug 21, 2006
Slow-moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall produced flash flooding across the southcentral Texas panhandle. The flash flooding resulted in stranded campers at Palo Duro Canyon State Park and caused damage to homes and vehicles and one fatality in Amarillo.
Flash Flood — Jun 18, 2004
Severe thunderstorms producing large hail and damaging winds along with very heavy rainfall which caused flash flooding moved across the northern Texas panhandle during the evening and late night hours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Moore County, Texas:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Moore County, Texas that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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