Texas, 2000

Flash Flooding in Texas, October 28, 2000

October 28, 2000 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A line of thunderstorms moved across the Trans Pecos region and into the Permian Basin during the early afternoon. The strongest storms produced hail to nickel size and very heavy rain.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 MAF wrote it up.

A line of thunderstorms moved across the Trans Pecos region and into the Permian Basin during the early afternoon. The strongest storms produced hail to nickel size and very heavy rain. Flash flooding was a problem in several locations.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Upton

When
October 28, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Upton County, Mc Camey
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
31.369, -102.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Major flooding was reported in McCamey with some residents evacuated.

Flash Flood, Pecos

When
October 28, 2:20 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
Where
Pecos County, Girvin
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.781, -102.724 (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.

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: 5161494, 5161495.