Flash Flood, Medina
- When
- July 11, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Medina County, West Portion
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Texas, July 11, 1999
Thunderstorms redeveloping frequently over Medina, Uvalde and Bandera Counties, produced widespread rain accumulations of 3 to 4 inches. Isolated totals of up to 6 inches were reported in the area from Bandera to Medina to Uvalde and Hondo.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorms redeveloping frequently over Medina, Uvalde and Bandera Counties, produced widespread rain accumulations of 3 to 4 inches. Isolated totals of up to 6 inches were reported in the area from Bandera to Medina to Uvalde and Hondo. Sheriff's Departments in the three counties reported numerous roads flooded and closed through the early morning hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Uvalde
- When
- July 11, 3:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Uvalde County, East Portion
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Bandera
- When
- July 11, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bandera County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.747, -99.246 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 5704940, 5704941, 5704942.