Texas, 1996

Flood in Texas, September 18, 1996

September 18, 1996 · NWS LUB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Severe storms and floods hit the Low Rolling Plains late on the 17th into the 18th. Golfball-size hail was reported west of Guthrie (by the King County Sheriff's Office) and by the public at Pitchfork Ranch just west of the Dickens-King County border.

Where it happened

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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 LUB wrote it up.

Severe storms and floods hit the Low Rolling Plains late on the 17th into the 18th. Golfball-size hail was reported west of Guthrie (by the King County Sheriff's Office) and by the public at Pitchfork Ranch just west of the Dickens-King County border. Weak, brief tornadoes were reported by sheriff's offices; one was 15 miles west of Guthrie, another was 4 miles southwest of Guthrie, and the other was 8 miles west of Dickens. No damages were reported. The heavy rains flooded Highway 82 east of Guthrie and Highway 83 south of Guthrie, as well as Ash Creek in eastern King County.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, King

When
September 18, 5:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where
King forecast zone
Coordinates
33.617, -100.256 (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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5580339.