Flash Flood, Uvalde
- When
- October 28, 8:30 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County, North Central
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Texas, October 28, 1996
Heavy rainfall during the early morning hours of the 28th produced widespread amounts of 4 to 6 inches across the north central part of the county. Flash flooding continued through the early morning hours due to the heavy rain, with the highest amount of nearly 9 inches reported at Utopia.
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
- $10,000
- 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.
Heavy rainfall during the early morning hours of the 28th produced widespread amounts of 4 to 6 inches across the north central part of the county. Flash flooding continued through the early morning hours due to the heavy rain, with the highest amount of nearly 9 inches reported at Utopia.
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:28 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
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- Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 31, 1996
- Storm Surge in Alaska, October 28, 1996
- Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 28, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, October 28 to 29, 1996
- Storm Surge in Alaska, October 28, 1996
More
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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: 5572700.