Texas, 2000

Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21, 2000

June 21, 2000 · NWS FWD · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

June 21 - Event NarrativeFlooding was generally confined to the area along and east of a Montague to Dallas line. 56 inches fell in Hunt county at Commerce.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 FWD wrote it up.

June 21 - Event NarrativeFlooding was generally confined to the area along and east of a Montague to Dallas line. 5.01 inches was reported in Sulphur Springs in Hopkins county and 1.56 inches fell in Hunt county at Commerce.

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The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 175 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:18 UTC.

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Event by event

5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Hopkins

When
June 21, 7:18 PM CST to 10:28 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County, Sulphur Spgs
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous high water rescues had to be performed. Five miles of Interstate 30 were closed. Numerous county and farm to market roads were closed.

Flash Flood, Hunt

When
June 21, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Hunt County, Commerce
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous streets were flooded.

Flash Flood, Hopkins

When
June 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Hopkins County, Sulphur Spgs
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A nursing home had to be evacuated due to high water.

Flash Flood, Rockwall

When
June 21, 8:24 PM CST
Where
Rockwall County, Rockwall
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.898, -96.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding was reported in the south part of the city.

Flash Flood, Dallas

When
June 21, 8:26 PM CST
Where
Dallas County, Dallas
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding was reported in far east Dallas.

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.

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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: 5148684, 5148685, 5148688, 5148687, 5148686.