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Seco Creek Basin |
May 31, 1935 |
Heavy rainfall over the Seco Creek Basin above D'Hanis
in early morning May 31 caused the creek to rise rapidly and
reach the highest historical stage for D'Hanis. There were no
rain gages in the basin during the storm, and receptacles ordinarily
used for measuring rainfall ran over or were washed away. Bucket
surveys estimated that 22-24 in. of rain fell over a small area,
and that 12-14 in. fell at other points during 3 hours or less.
The National Weather Service reports that a maximum of 22 in.
of rain fell in 2 hours and 45 minutes. An average amount of
more than 9 in. fell on the entire 80-mi2 watershed.
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Deaths and Damage: |
Four children and one woman drowned. Damage to railroad and
highways was estimated at $48,500. |
Max. Precipitation:
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24.00 in.
22.00 in. (Medina Co.) |
Severity: |
Catastrophic |
Storm Center(s): |
Medina Co., D'Hanis |
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Dalrymple and others, 1939, p. 232-236 |
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Rio Grande Watershed |
June 23 to 24, 1948 |
Intense storms were centered along the divide between
the Devils River and the tributaries lying immediately to the
east June 23-24. The rain began during the morning June 23 and
continued into the next day, with the most intense rain early
morning June 24. The storm had three separate storm centers,
each receiving 24 in. or more rain in less than 24 hours. read
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Deaths and Damage: |
Total flood damage was estimated at $3.6 million. |
Max. Precipitation: |
24.00 in. |
Severity: |
Catastrophic |
Storm Center(s): |
Val Verde Co. Kinney Co. Edwards Co. |
References: |
International Boundary and Water Commission, 1949, p. 4-18 |
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Val Verde and Adjacent Counties |
September 23 to 25, 1955 |
Rain in large amounts and of severe intensity fell
Sept. 23-25 on extreme upper ends of the Nueces and South Llano
River Basins and eastern Devils River Basin. A 10-in. rainfall
center occurred on the West Nueces River northeast of Brackettville
and west of Laguna. A 15-in. center occurred on the Dry Devils
River north of Carta Valley and west of Rocksprings. A 24-in.
center occurred on the Nueces River near the mouth of Hackberry
Creek southeast of Rocksprings. Most of the rain fell during
the night Sept. 23 and morning Sept. 24. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Unknown |
Max. Precipitation: |
24.00 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Edwards Co., Rocksprings |
References: |
Wells, 1962, p. 123-127 |
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Sterling County |
September 16 to 17, 1936 |
The storm was centered over Broome in Sterling County. Broome recorded 23.5 in. during the 18-hour period 9:00 p.m. Sept. 16 to 3:00 p.m. Sept. 17. read more... |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Unknown |
Max. Precipitation: |
23.50 in. |
Severity: |
Catastrophic |
Storm Center(s): |
Sterling Co., Broome |
References: |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, unpub. data |
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Southeast Texas |
September 17 to 19, 1963 |
Hurricane Cindy entered the Texas coast between
Galveston and Port Arthur at 7:00 a.m. Sept. 17. Rainfall was
15-20 in. on the lower reaches of the Sabine and Neches Rivers.
Maximum recorded rainfall was 23.5 in. at Deweyville in Newton
County. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Two people drowned, and damage was estimated at $11.7 million. |
Max. Precipitation: |
23.50 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Newton Co., Deweyville |
References: |
Rostvedt and others, 1968b, p. 111-112 |
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Upper Gulf Coast |
July 27 to 29, 1943 |
A hurricane entered the Galveston Bay area about
noon July 27, moved inland over Galveston Bay, passed over Houston
shortly after midnight, and continued on toward Navasota with
a rapid decrease in intensity. Maximum recorded storm rainfall
was 23.0 in. at Devers in Liberty County 1:00 p.m. July 27 to
1:00 a.m. July 29. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Unknown |
Max. Precipitation: |
23.00 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Liberty Co., Devers |
References: |
Schoner and Molansky, 1956; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
unpub. data |
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Rio Grande Watershed |
September 14 to 25, 1974 |
Rainfall during the period averaged about 8 in.
on the entire watershed from Fort Quitman in Hudspeth County
to Amistad Dam in Val Verde County, 10.5 in. in the Pecos River
watershed and 8.5 in. in the Devils River watershed. Extremely
heavy rains fell on localized areas of both the Pecos River
and Devils River watersheds. Continental Ranch in the Pecos
River watershed recorded a total of 23 in. during 9 days. In
the Devils River watershed, a total of 21.58 in. of rain fell
at Walker Ranch during 6 days. Bakers Crossing had almost 12
in. of rain during 24 hours. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Unknown |
Max. Precipitation: |
23.00 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Hudspeth Co., Continental Ranch |
References: |
International Boundary and Water Commission, 1974 |
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North-Central Texas and Oklahoma |
October 10 to 14, 1981 |
The storm extended in a southwest-to-northeast direction
from near Abilene to near McAlester, Okla. Maximum recorded
rainfall was 23 in. during 34 hours about 5 mi north of Clyde,
Tex. Numerous areas reported rains exceeding 10 in. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Six lives were lost, and damage was about $115 million. |
Max. Precipitation: |
23.00 in. |
Severity: |
Catastrophic |
Storm Center(s): |
Callahan Co., Clyde |
References: |
Buckner and Kurklin, 1984 |
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Northeast Texas |
April 22 to 29, 1966 |
The storm produced 20-26 in. of rain in parts of
Wood, Smith, Harris, Upshur, Gregg, Marion, and Harrison Counties
during the 8-day period Apr. 22-29. Most of the rain fell during
a 72-hour period Apr. 22-25. The heaviest rains were centered
over the Gilmer-Harleton area. At Gladewater, 22.74 in. fell
during 60 hours. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
At least 25 persons lost their lives in the flood. Total damage was estimated at $12 million. |
Max. Precipitation: |
22.74 in. |
Severity: |
Catastrophic |
Storm Center(s): |
Upshur Co., Gilmer |
References: |
Rostvedt and others, 1971, p. 25-26 |
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South-Central Texas |
June 28 to 30, 1940 |
Maximum recorded rainfall at Engle in Fayette County
was 22.7 in. during the 2-day period June 29-30, with 17.5 in.
8:00 p.m. June 29 to 8:00 a.m. June 30. The heaviest 2-day rainfall
at Smithville in Bastrop County was 20.40 in. June 29-30, with
16 in. 7:00 p.m. June 29 to 10:00 a.m. June 30. This record
rainfall caused destructive floods along lower parts of the
Colorado and Guadalupe Rivers and along upper parts of the Lavaca
River and its creek tributaries. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Two people drowned on the Colorado River, and seven lives
were lost on the Lavaca River at Hallettsville. Property and
crop losses were estimated at more than $1 million. |
Max. Precipitation:
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22.70 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Fayette Co. |
References:
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Breeding, 1948b, p. 1-7; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, unpub.
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Texas |
June 30 to July 4, 1936 |
Rain fell June 30-July 4 on parts of the Rio Grande
Basin and the Nueces, Guadalupe, Colorado, and Neches River
Basins. The rain produced large peak discharges at several streamflow-gaging
stations. Heavy rain, amounting to 17 in., was recorded at Eagle
Pass in the Rio Grande Basin. Rainfall of more than 10 in. was
recorded in the Neches River Basin at Rockland in Tyler County.
The heaviest recorded rainfall was in central Guadalupe River
Basin. Maximum recorded storm rainfall was 21.0 in. at Bebe
in Gonzales County 1:00 a.m. June 30 to 1:00 p.m. July 1. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Severe flooding in central Guadalupe River Basin caused 26
deaths and estimated property damage of more than $2 million. |
Max. Precipitation: |
21.00 in. |
Severity: |
Catastrophic |
Storm Center(s): |
Gonzales Co., Bebe |
References: |
Asquith and Slade, 1995; Dalrymple and others, 1937, p. 21-41;
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, unpub. data |
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Southeast Texas |
November 11 to 12, 1985 |
Intense rains of 5-21 in. caused widespread flooding
in a 10-county area bordering and west of Houston. Garwood in
Colorado County recorded 21 in. The most severely flooded areas
were in Colorado County from south of Eagle Lake to the communities
of Garwood and Lissie. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
The bridge over San Bernard River on Highway 59 was under 4 ft of water. |
Max. Precipitation: |
21.00 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Colorado Co., Garwood |
References: |
Moody and others, 1988, p. 18 |
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Central Texas |
June 27 to 30, 1913 |
Rainfall was light to moderate along the southern
Texas coast June 27-28 as a hurricane moved inland. Maximum
recorded rainfall was 20.7 in. at Montell in Uvalde County where
20.05 in. fell during the 18.5-hour period 2:30 p.m. June 28
to 9:00 a.m. June 29. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Unknown |
Max. Precipitation: |
20.70 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Uvalde Co., Montell |
References: |
Schoner and Molansky, 1956; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, unpub.
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Sabine and Neches River Basins |
April 27 to May 20, 1953 |
Major flooding resulted from heavy rain in the Sabine
and Neches River Basins during the last few days of April and
continued until May 20. At Bon Wier on the Sabine River, April
rainfall totaled 11.05 in., with 8 in. Apr. 29. Rainfall totaled
20.44 in. May 1-19; 8.65 in. May 18; and 15.6 in. during the
7-day period May 13-19. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Flood damage in the two basins was about $2.7 million. |
Max. Precipitation: |
20.44 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Newton Co., Bon Weir |
References: |
Wells, 1959a, p. 167-169 |
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South-Central and Northeast Texas |
September 15 to 30, 1964 |
The rain produced historically significant peak
discharges at two streamflow-gaging stations. As much as 12.5
in. of rain fell during the night Sept. 15 in Dimmit County
between Carrizo Springs and Encinal. As much as 15 in. fell
on the Devils River Basin during 24 hours, and as much as 17
in. fell on the upper Nueces River Basin. As much as 20.33 in.
was measured Sept. 15-30. During the first 8 hours of Sept.
21, more than 12 in. fell in northeastern Tarrant County, eastward
over Dallas, and in Collin County. The heaviest rain fell on
an area north of Dallas. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Unknown |
Max. Precipitation: |
20.33 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Dallas Co., Dallas |
References: |
Rostvedt and others, 1970a, p. 82-90 |
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North-Central Texas |
May 23, 1952 |
Heavy rain fell in eastern Comanche, central Erath,
and western Hood Counties 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. May 23. Maximum
recorded rainfall was 20 in. 5.5 mi east of De Leon in Comanche
County. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Unknown |
Max. Precipitation: |
20.00 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Comanche Co., DeLeon |
References: |
Wells, 1959b, p. 699 |
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South Texas |
September 16 to 19, 1984 |
Heavy rains, some exceeding 20 in., drenched the lower Rio Grande Valley. |
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Deaths and Damage: |
Cameron and Willacy Counties experienced the worst flooding since
Hurricane Beulah in 1967. It was estimated that more than 50
percent of the eastern one-half of Cameron County was underwater. |
Max. Precipitation: |
20.00 in. |
Severity: |
Major Storm |
Storm Center(s): |
Cameron Co., Harlingen Willacy Co., Raymondville |
References: |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1984a, p. 20, 32 |
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