Flash Flood in Texas, October 28, 1996

Name: Flash Flood in Texas, October 28, 1996
Start: 1996-10-28T06:00
End: 1996-10-28T08:30
Location: Texas

October 28, 1996 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Severe flash flooding redeveloped due to rainfall of generally between 2 and 6 inches in the eastern part of the county. The heaviest rain fell in the eastern half of the county.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
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 EWX wrote it up.

Severe flash flooding redeveloped due to rainfall of generally between 2 and 6 inches in the eastern part of the county. The heaviest rain fell in the eastern half of the county. Both the area just west of Barksdale and the area around Rocksprings reported 11 inches of rain from the evening of the 27th through the morning of th 28th. A 57-year old man drowned near Barksdale where the Nueces River crosses Highway 55 near the Edwards/Real County line. He had driven across earlier to visit friends. Witnesses indicated that he drove around a barrier near 0630CST in an attempt to cross the river on his return trip and his truck was swept away into the flooded waters. Four other people were rescued by helicopters as their vehicles were swept away in flooded draws.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Edwards

When: October 28, 6:00 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
Where: Edwards County, Countywide
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.983, -100.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Flash Flood, Edwards	1996-10-28	57	Male	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Direct

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, October 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5572693.