Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, September 2 to 11, 1996

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, September 2 to 11, 1996
Start: 1996-09-02T14:53
End: 1996-09-11T18:15
Location: Texas

September 2 to 11, 1996 · NWS MAF · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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.

The radar

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pecos

When: September 2, 2:53 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, Imperial Res
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.270, -102.870

Hail, Ward

When: September 2, 2:53 PM CST
Where: Ward County, 3 mi S of Grandfalls
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.280, -102.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When: September 2, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Ward County, Pyote
Coordinates: 31.530, -103.130

Outflow winds from a thunderstorm knocked down trees in Pyote.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winkler

When: September 2, 4:03 PM CST
Where: Winkler County, Kermit
Coordinates: 31.850, -103.080

Thunderstorm outflow winds downed several trees in Kermit.

Hail, Ector

When: September 2, 4:22 PM CST
Where: Ector County, Gardendale
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.000, -102.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Andrews

When: September 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Andrews County, 12 mi N of Andrews
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.480, -102.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: September 3, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Midland County, 4 mi SSW of Midland
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.950, -102.120

Outflow winds from a thunderstorm downed two dead trees and turned over an abandoned mobile home. The home did not have tie-down straps. Winds in the area were strongly divergent with the trees blown down from about 120 degrees and the trailer blown from about 210 degrees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos

When: September 4, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, 4 mi N of Ft Stockton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.930, -102.870

Hail, Pecos

When: September 4, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, Ft Stockton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.880, -102.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Pecos

When: September 4, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Pecos County, Ft Stockton
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 30.880, -102.870

Outflow winds from thunderstorms in Pecos County knocked down power lines north of Fort Stockton, and damaged vehicles and windows in Fort Stockton.

Flash Flood, Jeff Davis

When: September 11, 3:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jeff Davis County, 8 mi SW of Ft Davis
Coordinates: 30.716, -104.140 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Presidio

When: September 11, 5:30 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
Where: Presidio County, 3 mi N of Marfa
Coordinates: 30.000, -104.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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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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: 5577165, 5577166, 5577167, 5577168, 5577169, 5577170, 5577171, 5577172, 5577173, 5577174, 5577175, 5577176.