Flood, De Witt
- When
- September 1, 12:05 AM CST to September 3, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- De Witt forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 29.082, -97.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Texas, September 1 to 3, 2001
Sandies Creek near Westhoff went above flood stage from the beginning of September through the morning of September 3rd. 0 is 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 EWX wrote it up.
Sandies Creek near Westhoff went above flood stage from the beginning of September through the morning of September 3rd. It reached a crest of 27.6 feet on September 1 where 21.0 is flood stage.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 7:55 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 7:55 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 855 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001 MONITORNING HEAVY RAIN EVENT MOVING INTO METRO SAN ANTONIO...COMAL COUNTY AT THE MOMENT. NO CHANGES ANTICIPATED ON THE ONGOING FORECAST... .SAT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND ADJACENT TEXAS HILL COUNTRY TONIGHT. 02/19
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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, September 1 to 3, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 1, 2001
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, September 1, 2001
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, September 1, 2001
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 1, 2001
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2001
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 1, 2001
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, September 1 to 30, 2001
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 1, 2001
- Drought in Hawaii, September 1 to 30, 2001
- Hail in North Dakota, September 1, 2001
More
Every storm in Texas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 2001
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: 5266203.