Texas, 1996

Flood in Texas, September 27, 1996

September 27, 1996 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Nearly nine inches of rain fell in less than six hours, resulting in significant flooding across Orange County. The hardest hit area was the Vidor, where a housing complex on Highway 105 had several feet of water in it.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$20,000
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 LCH wrote it up.

Nearly nine inches of rain fell in less than six hours, resulting in significant flooding across Orange County. The hardest hit area was the Vidor, where a housing complex on Highway 105 had several feet of water in it. Other areas with flooding included all the exit ramps and underpasses along Interstate 10. One child fell in a drainage ditch, but a passerby saved the child. Injuries were minor.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Orange

When
September 27, 9:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$20,000

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

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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: 5562953.