Flood, Uvalde
- When
- October 28, 10:00 AM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Uvalde forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 31, 1996
Flooding along the Frio River due to the heavy rainfall from the previous 24 hours developed in Uvalde County around 1000CST on the morning of the 28th and moved downstream, entering Frio County around 2000CST on the evening of the 29th. The crest of the flooding occurred near Derby on the night of the 30th, reaching a stage of nearly 9 feet.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- $1.1 million
- Events
- 2
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.
Flooding along the Frio River due to the heavy rainfall from the previous 24 hours developed in Uvalde County around 1000CST on the morning of the 28th and moved downstream, entering Frio County around 2000CST on the evening of the 29th. The crest of the flooding occurred near Derby on the night of the 30th, reaching a stage of nearly 9 feet. Flood stage at Derby is 6 feet.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Frio
- When
- October 29, 8:00 PM CST to October 31, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Frio forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 28.868, -99.108 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 31, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, October 28, 1996
- Flooding in Texas, October 28 to 29, 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
- Storm Surge in Alaska, October 28, 1996
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5572702, 5572703.