Tropical Storm Frances developed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, September 9th, moving toward the mid Texas coast. Early on Friday morning, September 11th, Tropical Storm Frances made landfall on the Texas Coast between Corpus Christi and Victoria.
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Tropical Storm Frances developed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, September 9th, moving toward the mid Texas coast. Early on Friday morning, September 11th, Tropical Storm Frances made landfall on the Texas Coast between Corpus Christi and Victoria. The tropical storm then drifted slowly northward to near Victoria during the day, and was downgraded to a tropical depression that night. Frances continued northward on Saturday, moving into North Texas that afternoon. Winds and rains from the approaching tropical storm reached South Central Texas on Thursday, September 10th, . Heavy rains fell Thursday night and Friday morning over Lavaca and DeWitt counties, producing generally from 6 to 8 inches over DeWitt County and from 3 to 7 inches in Lavaca County. Widespread flooding of low water crossings was reported, with numerous road closures. Further to the west, 1 to 2 inch rains fell from near and around San Antonio east to parts of Guadalupe and Wilson Counties.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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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: 5669509, 5669510.