Texas, 2023

Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, October 24 to 26, 2023

October 24 to 26, 2023 · NWS SJT · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

The combination of abundant moisture and strong thunderstorms produced some flash flooding across portions of Kimble County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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What happened

The episode as NWS SJT wrote it up.

The combination of abundant moisture and strong thunderstorms produced some flash flooding across portions of Kimble County.

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 San Angelo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 24, 3:27 AM CST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 3:27 AM CST, 8 minutes before
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The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:36 UTC.

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Event by event

5 flood, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Taylor

When
October 24, 3:35 AM CST
Where
Taylor County, 3.12 mi NW of Abilene to 3.14 mi NW of Abilene
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
32.480, -99.770

Law enforcement reported there was water over the road at the I-20 and US-84 split.

Flood, Sutton

When
October 25, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Sutton County, 1.02 mi W of Sonora to 1.04 mi W of Sonora
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
30.567, -100.647

There was some flooding in Sonora.

Flood, Kimble

When
October 25, 5:17 PM CST
Where
Kimble County, 3.65 mi SW of Junction to 3.46 mi SW of Junction
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
30.440, -99.810

Public reported flooding near South Llano River State Park.

Flash Flood, Kimble

When
October 25, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Kimble County, 5.65 mi SSW of London to 5.6 mi SSW of London
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
30.590, -99.600

An emergency manager reported Ranch Road 385 and Farm to Market Road 3480 was closed due to water over the road from Red Creek.

Flood, Kimble

When
October 26, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Kimble County, 3.16 mi SW of Junction
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
30.450, -99.810

NWS COOP observer reported the road to the state park is impassable.

Flash Flood, Kimble

When
October 26, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Kimble County, 0.53 mi SSE of Junction to 0.56 mi SSE of Junction
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
30.474, -99.765

There was flash flooding around Junction. There were road closures to County Road 450, Ranch Road 2189, County Road 410, County Road 320, County Road, Ranch Road 385 and areas along US 377. Also, there was 4 to 7 inches of rain during the past 18 hours.

Flood, Kimble

When
October 26, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Kimble County, 0.91 mi SW of Junction to 0.9 mi SW of Junction
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
30.470, -99.780

An emergency manager reported the road is impassable due to flooding.

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.
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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1144701, 1144706, 1144702, 1144700, 1144703, 1144705, 1144704.