Flash Flood, Bexar
- When
- October 7, 6:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Coordinates
- 29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Texas, October 7, 1997
General 5 inch rains falling across the western part of Bexar County and the eastern part of Medina County, caused widespread flash flooding. The heaviest rain totals were near 7 inchesin the southwestern part of Bexar County, where numerous vehicles became trapped in high water, necessitating rescues.
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.
- 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
- $110,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 EWX wrote it up.
General 5 inch rains falling across the western part of Bexar County and the eastern part of Medina County, caused widespread flash flooding. The heaviest rain totals were near 7 inchesin the southwestern part of Bexar County, where numerous vehicles became trapped in high water, necessitating rescues.
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:06 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Medina
- When
- October 7, 7:15 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Medina County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 7 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, October 7, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 7, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, October 7, 1997
- High Wind in Colorado, October 7, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, October 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, October 7 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, October 7 to 8, 1997
- Waterspout in Washington, October 7, 1997
- High Wind in Colorado, October 7, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, October 7, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, October 7 to 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, October 1997
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: 5619996, 5619997.