Flood in Texas, September 27, 1996

Name: Flood in Texas, September 27, 1996
Start: 1996-09-27T09:00
End: 1996-09-27T17:00
Location: Texas

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

Nearly nine inches of rain fell in eight hours across the Beaumont-Port Arthur region, resulting in numerous road closures. Over 100 homes and businesses had 6 inches to two feet of water in them.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $90,000
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 eight hours across the Beaumont-Port Arthur region, resulting in numerous road closures. Over 100 homes and businesses had 6 inches to two feet of water in them. During the morning rush hour, over 100 cars were abandoned in rising waters.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Jefferson

When: September 27, 9:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage: $90,000

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

Every storm in Texas in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5562954.