Texas, 2000

Flash Flooding in Texas, October 25, 2000

October 25, 2000 · NWS LUB · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 Lubbock radar (KLBB), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:12 UTC.

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Event by event

5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Garza

When
October 25, 9:13 AM CST to 4:56 PM CST
Where
Garza County, Post
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous roads were flooded and subsequently closed in town.

Flash Flood, Lynn

When
October 25, 10:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Lynn County, 10 mi E of Odonnell
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Portions of Farm-to-Market Road 1054 were flooded and subsequently closed.

Flash Flood, Garza

When
October 25, 10:37 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Garza County, Justiceburg
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads in and around town were reported flooded, including portions of Highway 84.

Flash Flood, Garza

When
October 25, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Garza County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many roads were reported flooded across the county.

Flash Flood, Garza

When
October 25, 4:56 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Garza County, Post
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads in town continued to be flooded.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5161721, 5161725, 5161722, 5161723, 5161724.