Texas, 2000Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19 to 20, 2000
May 19 to 20, 2000 · NWS HGX · 13 events in 5 counties and zones
7 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Harris
- When
- May 19, 5:20 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, North Portion
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Major flooding on Greens, Airtex, Rankin, and Aldine-Westfield Roads with 4 homes damaged. One foot of water in approach control tower at Intercontinental Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- May 19, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Kingwood
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -95.317
Thunderstorm Wind, Harris
- When
- May 19, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Crosby
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 29.900, -95.067
Trees down in Crosby and Huffman.
Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty
- When
- May 19, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, 4 mi SW of Dayton
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.017, -94.933
Tornado, Liberty
- When
- May 19, 7:55 PM CST to 7:56 PM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, 6 mi S of Dayton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 29.967, -94.883
Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty
- When
- May 19, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, Liberty
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.067, -94.800
Flash Flood, Liberty
- When
- May 19, 8:00 PM CST to May 20, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, West Portion
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.152, -94.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Major flash flood in the Liberty and Dayton areas. US 90 water covered and closed for over 12 hours. Half the streets in Liberty covered with 1 to 2 feet of water with widespread street flooding in Dayton. Water into homes with numerous automobiles stranded. At least 262 homes and 42 businesses damaged countywide, including half the homes in the Oak Forest subdivision in Liberty. From 60 to 80 people rescued from flood waters. Several schools damaged by major flooding. Water reached 18 feet high on SH 321 underpass in Dayton. Co-op observer in Liberty reported a storm total of 19.1 inches of rainfall, with 18.3 inches falling in only 5 hours!
Flash Flood, Harris
- When
- May 19, 9:00 PM CST to May 20, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harris County, Northeast Portion
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four feet of standing water on streets in Kingwood. Significant street flooding in Huffman. Will Clayton Parkway underwater near Intercontinental Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- May 19, 9:50 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Danciger
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.167, -95.817
Trees down and over highway along FM 1301.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- May 19, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Old Ocean
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.083, -95.767
Barn destroyed and water pipes damaged at end of CR 943 just north of Old Ocean.
Flash Flood, Waller
- When
- May 19, 11:10 PM CST to May 20, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waller County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.011, -95.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High water on US 290 bypass at FM 1098 and on Kickapoo Road with spotty flooding on FM 362.
Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty
- When
- May 19, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Liberty County, Dayton
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.050, -94.883
Flash Flood, Chambers
- When
- May 20, 2:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chambers County, West Central Portion
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding on SH 124 with street flooding in Anahuac. Rainfall totals up to 8 inches in western part of county.A stationary front combined with deep tropical moisture to produce widespread slow moving thunderstorms over Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas. Northeast Harris and western Liberty Counties were the hardest hit by a large supercell thunderstorm which remained nearly stationary for several hours. The storm produced over 18 inches of rainfall in Liberty in only 5 hours with widespread flash flooding from near Intercontinental Airport eastward to the Liberty/Dayton areas. Over 300 homes and businesses were damaged in western Liberty County with 60 to 80 people rescued from flood waters. Strong winds resulted from some of the storms, downing trees and power lines, especially near Liberty and Dayton. A storm survey revealed an F0 tornado south of Dayton.
- 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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 19, 20001 death · 2 injured · $40,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19, 2000$200,000 · F1 · 11 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 19, 20002 injured · $75,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, May 19, 2000$120,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000$14,000 · F1 · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000$29,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000$18,000 · 1 event
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 20001 injured · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 19, 2000$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 19, 20001.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 20001 in hail · 8 events
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 20001 in hail · 3 events
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: 5149614, 5149615, 5149616, 5149618, 5149617, 5149700, 5149989, 5149701, 5149991, 5149992, 5149990, 5149994, 5149993.