Flash Flood, Tarrant
- When
- November 23, 11:27 PM CST to November 24, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tarrant County, Azle
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Texas, November 23 to 24, 1996
A Pacific cold front moved into North Texas from the west during the day with the approach of an upper level disturbance. Widespread rain and thunderstorms developed over the central portions as the front moved into the area.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
A Pacific cold front moved into North Texas from the west during the day with the approach of an upper level disturbance. Widespread rain and thunderstorms developed over the central portions as the front moved into the area. This activity lingered over the same areas for several hours resulting in more than six inches of rain in some places. The ground was already very saturated from previous precipitation and serious flooding resulted. Several flood related deaths occurred as vehicles were stranded in flood waters.Low-lying areas were reported flooded with water over several roads.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:26 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Texas, November 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, November 23, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 23 to 24, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, November 23, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, November 23, 1996
- Cold in North Dakota, November 23 to 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 23 to 24, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, November 23 to 24, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 23, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, November 23 to 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, November 23, 1996
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, November 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5570730.