Flash Flood, Stephens
- When
- September 15, 2:30 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, Breckenridge
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -98.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Texas, September 15, 1996
The remnants of Hurricane Fausto that made landfall in Mexico moved across the western portions of North Texas, adding tropical moisture to the atmosphere. Slow moving thunderstorms developed and produced up to seven inches of rain across portions of the county.
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.
The remnants of Hurricane Fausto that made landfall in Mexico moved across the western portions of North Texas, adding tropical moisture to the atmosphere. Slow moving thunderstorms developed and produced up to seven inches of rain across portions of the county. Evacuations of low-lying areas occurred due to rising flood waters. Highway 180 was impassable due to flooding. Turkey Creek came out of its banks and flooded nearby streets. Widespread flooding occurred in and around town with water up to 4 to 5 feet deep in some areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Flood in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Washington, September 15, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 15, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, September 15, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Flood in North Carolina, September 15 to 23, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 15, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 15, 1996
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 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: 5563959.