Flood, San Saba
- When
- November 6, 5:00 PM CST to November 7, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- San Saba forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.155, -98.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Texas, November 6 to 7, 2000
Additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches across San Saba County caused another rise on the San Saba River. 3 feet above flood stage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.
Additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches across San Saba County caused another rise on the San Saba River. The river crested on the evening of the 6th at 25.3 feet, or 1.3 feet above flood stage. Only minor flooding of low lying farm land was noted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 6, 2000
- High Wind in Mississippi, November 6, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, November 6, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 6, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 6 to 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 6, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 6, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, November 6, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 6, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 6 to 8, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, November 6 to 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 6, 2000
More
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, November 2000
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: 5162185.