Texas, 2007Flash Flood in Texas, June 30, 2007
June 30, 2007 · NWS BRO · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Isolated thunderstorms moved into Hidalgo County producing localized flash flooding and winds knocked down small limbs in an area near McAllen. 32 inches of rainfall and a small tree uprooted.
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Isolated thunderstorms moved into Hidalgo County producing localized flash flooding and winds knocked down small limbs in an area near McAllen. A Sharyland spotter reported 2.32 inches of rainfall and a small tree uprooted. A spotter in north McAllen reported 2 inches of rainfall with minor street flooding.
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 Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 12:35 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 12:35 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
135 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
.DISCUSSION...SEA BREEZE GOT ACTIVE TODAY WITH STORMS FIRING
ALONG AND REMAINING NEAR THE COAST MUCH OF THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. AS HEATING CONTINUES ACROSS MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA EXPECT SHOWERS AND STORMS TO
INCREASE.
NOT MANY CHANGES MADE IN THE LATEST FORECAST AS RAIN CHANCES SHOULD
CONTINUE THEIR INCREASE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH S TX TO REMAIN
BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER N CENTRAL TEXAS AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GULF DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO PUMP TROPICAL MOISTURE
ACROSS THE CWA. THIS PATTERN IS FORECAST TO PERSIST FOR NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF LOOKS LIKE IT IS DRIFTING NORTH ON THE
WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE BERMUDA HIGH. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
AIDE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS OVERNIGHT AND ACT AS A CATALYST TO THE SEA BREEZE DURING
THE DAY.
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE 2 INCHES PER
THE MORNING SOUNDING AND MODELS PROG THE PWS TO REMAIN BETWEEN 1.9
AND 2.2 INCHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ADDED
TO THE FORECAST WORDING WITH THE PROBABILITY OF MINOR FLOODING
PLAYED UP IN THE HWO. UNCERTAIN OF A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AT THIS
TIME WITH AREAL COVERAGE OF HEAVY RAIN NOT EXPECTED TO BE THAT
WIDESPREAD. HIGHEST CHANCES LOOK TO BE ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
RGV WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER CHANCES OUT WEST. AN INCREASE IN CLOUD
COVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL
NORMALS SO WILL TREND TOWARDS THE NOT AS WARM NAM.
DID NOT CHANGE MUCH IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH DIURNAL RAIN CHANCES
CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK. TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN
NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS.
&&
.AVIATION...SHRA/TSRA CURRENTLY MVG ONSHORE FROM THE GULF WILL
PRODUCE TEMPO MVFR TO IFR VIS/CIGS BEFORE MOVING FURTHER INLAND
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE SEABREEZE BOUNDARY MIGRATES WEST.
&&
.MARINE...BUOY020 REPORTED S WINDS AROUND 10 KTS AND SEAS AT 2 FT.
LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND LOW SEAS WILL PREVAIL INTO NEXT WEEK
WITH INCREASED CHANCES FOR RAIN AS AN APPROACHING WEAK TROPICAL WAVE
INTERACTS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER TEXAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
INCREASE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS FROM THE INTERACTION OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF
AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 78 88 79 88 / 20 40 20 50
BROWNSVILLE 77 90 77 90 / 20 40 20 50
HARLINGEN 75 93 76 92 / 20 40 20 50
MCALLEN 76 96 77 94 / 20 40 20 50
RIO GRANDE CITY 76 96 77 95 / 30 30 20 40
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 80 88 81 87 / 30 40 30 30
&&
.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:38 PM CST, 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
538 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
TXZ248>257-011100-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
538 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY OVER THE MID
AND UPPER VALLEY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. PLEASE
REFER TO ANY WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
INCREASED TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEK. THE STRONGER STORMS
WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING REMAINING
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGERS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE.
Flash Flood, Hidalgo
- When
- June 30, 4:45 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, 1.52 mi NNW of Mc Allen
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 26.220, -98.239
A skywarn spotter reported street flooding in north McAllen on Ware Road.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 30, 20071 death · 2 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 30, 2007$328,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 30, 2007$300,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 30, 20073 injured · $8,000 · EF0 · 28 events
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 30, 2007$38,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events
- Lightning Strikes in Florida, June 30, 20073 injured · $5,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 30, 2007$19,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, June 30, 2007$22,000 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 30, 2007$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 30, 2007$13,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 30, 2007$8,000 · 53 kt wind · 8 events
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, June 30, 2007$12,000 · 2 events
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: 43685.