Thunderstorm Wind, Brazoria
- When
- September 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, Lake Jackson
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 29.050, -95.450
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Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, September 13, 2000
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $275,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 Houston radar (KHGX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:00 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Brazoria
- When
- September 13, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads and railroad underpass impassable in Freeport and Clute. Water inside a house in Clute. Cars flooded and high water in streets in Clute, Freeport, and Danbury. Total of 7.7 inches of rainfall in Angleton.
Flash Flood, Galveston
- When
- September 13, 12:30 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Galveston County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Foot of standing water on streets in League City with cars flooded and stalled. Street flooding in Galveston with flooding on Broadway. Several cars submerged in water and several streets barricaded in Texas City including Palmer Highway. Over 7 inches of rainfall in League City.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
More
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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: 5174433, 5174434, 5174435.