Texas, 2000

Flash Flooding in Texas, November 5, 2000

November 5, 2000 · NWS EWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Heavy rain along the leading edge of a cold front produced general accumulations of 1 to 2 inches, with isolated totals of up to 3 inches from LaGrange to Gonzales. Occurring over soils left saturated by rainfall on the 2nd and 3rd, the flash flooding developed very quickly.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Heavy rain along the leading edge of a cold front produced general accumulations of 1 to 2 inches, with isolated totals of up to 3 inches from LaGrange to Gonzales. Occurring over soils left saturated by rainfall on the 2nd and 3rd, the flash flooding developed very quickly.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Fayette

When
November 5, 9:30 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Fayette County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Gonzales

When
November 5, 9:30 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Gonzales County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.457, -97.492 (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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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: 5160305, 5160306.