Texas, 2000

Flash Flood in Texas, June 9 to 10, 2000

June 9 to 10, 2000 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:30 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Reagan

When
June 9, 7:30 PM CST to June 10, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Reagan County, Big Lake
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.366, -101.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered thunderstorms organized into a line of slow moving strong thunderstorms during the evening of June 9. This line of thunderstorms, extended from south central portions of Howard County across the eastern half of Glasscock County, and then into Reagan, Pecos, and Terrell counties. Reagan County was hardest hit, where 6 and 8 inches of rainfall occurred in a few hours. Flooding in Reagan County was reported along Highway 137 and Highway 33. One motorist became stranded in rising water on Centralia Draw in a transport truck during the night, making a helicopter rescue necessary.

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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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: 5164807.