Texas, 2000Flash Flood in Texas, October 17, 2000
October 17, 2000 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
Flash Flood, Ector
- When
- October 17, 6:45 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, Odessa
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms produced over 2 inches of rainfall in western Ector County and approximately 0.75 of an inch in Odessa resulting in localized flooding in parts of Odessa. Some cars were reportedly stranded.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 17, 20008 injured · $190,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, October 17, 2000$2.0 million · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, October 17, 200060 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail in Texas, October 17, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in New Mexico, October 17, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event
- High Wind in Oregon, October 17, 200051 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5161433.