Texas, 2000

Flash Flooding in Texas, June 4 to 5, 2000

June 4 to 5, 2000 · NWS HGX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$125,000
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.

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:17 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Walker

When
June 4, 11:15 PM CST to June 5, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Walker County, Countywide
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.739, -95.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Homes and roads flooded in the Huntsville area.

Flash Flood, San Jacinto

When
June 5, 1:35 AM CST to 3:30 AM CST
Where
San Jacinto County, Countywide
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.580, -95.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High water reported on FM 2025.

Funnel Cloud, Chambers

When
June 5, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Chambers County, Anahuac
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three funnel clouds reported.

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.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5150929, 5150930, 5150931.