Multiple rounds of flash flooding occurred throughout Southeast Texas over the course of several days, leading up to Tropical storm Arthur.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS HGX wrote it up.
Multiple rounds of flash flooding occurred throughout Southeast Texas over the course of several days, leading up to Tropical storm Arthur.
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 Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 5:48 PM CST, 7 hours 50 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
648 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will persist through the
next few days. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches is forecast,
with locally higher amounts of 6-8 inches possible in the more
organized storms. Flash flooding is possible, especially as we
head towards Tuesday.
- After a brief break from the heat and humidity on Monday and
Tuesday, dangerous heat builds back in by midweek. Peak
afternoon temperatures will rise into the low to mid 90s (31-36
Celsius) with peak heat indices near 103-107 (39-42 Celsius).
- Moderate to high risk of rip currents this weekend, likely
continuing into portions of next week with elevated high tides.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 207 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
A bit of an active pattern is taking shape over the area, as deep
Gulf moisture continues to filter through the area. That,
combined with outflow boundaries from earlier storms, has allowed
for scattered to numerous showers/storms. Despite weaker upper
level flow, so far storms have been moving quickly enough, and
rainfall rates are low enough to not cause any flooding concerns
for now. Outside of thunderstorms, the heat continues to build,
with heat indices climbing into the triple digits. The storm
activity will start to weaken and diminish later this evening,
with the loss of daytime heating.
Rain chances really begin to increase early on Monday, as a
frontal boundary drifts southward and provides a renewed focus for
convection. Given the abundance in moisture (PWs near the
climatological max), rainfall will be heavy at times and the flash
flooding potential will increase, especially in areas that see
the multiple rounds of heavy rain. This will increase further by
Tuesday, as the aforementioned boundary drifts further south and
our moisture continues to increase. Although there isn't a lot of
upper level forcing, instability will remain high so robust
thunderstorms are still possible. In the more organized storms,
rainfall rates could exceed 2 inches at times. Despite drier
soils, these rates will fall as mostly runoff, increasing the
threat for flash flooding. That said, there remains some
uncertainty with regard to where the heavier precip falls and
refinements to the totals are likely over the next couple of days.
There is enough confidence in flash flooding to warrant a Flash
Flood Watch, which is in effect through Wednesday morning.
Areas that don't see a lot of rain, or if there are larger breaks
during peak heating, will have the potential for dangerous heat.
This will especially be the case Wednesday and onward, as rain
chances increase. While high temperatures may only reach into the
lower 90s, RHs will remain elevated and heat indices will approach
the 105-108 degree range. Additionally, overnight lows will be
quite warm towards the end of the week, as lows only fall into
the upper 70s to 80 degrees. This will make overnight relief hard
to come by and heat concerns will increase during the latter half
of the week.
One caveat to the forecast, especially during the middle of the
week, as low pressure develops over SE TX/northern Mexico early
in the week. Guidance is fairly consistent on this low developing
and tracking eastward; however, there remains discrepancies in
the location and timing of the surface low. At this point, the low
will move over the area on Wednesday, during the latter half of
the week, which would mean higher rain chances and a renewed
potential for flash flooding. This is conditional on where the
low tracks, but it's something to monitor in the coming days.
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAF Issuance)
Issued at 628 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
Showers and thunderstorms along and north of I-10 are currently
moving NE should being to weaken in the next few hours. Winds are
generally out of the S/SSE and become light and variable
overnight. Expect a lull in precipitation this evening and
overnight, before ramping up again tomorrow morning. As the
frontal boundary pushes south,from early tomorrow morning through
tomorrow evening, expect scattered to numerous showers and
thunderstorms at terminals throughout the day. As for CIGS, an IFR
deck is expected to move in from the north tomorrow morning,
mainly effecting KCLL, KUTS, and KCXO. Elsewhere, MVFR CIGS are
expected tomorrow morning before lifting to low-end VFR in the
afternoon.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 200 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
Light to occasionally moderate onshore winds and seas of 3 to 6 feet
are expected through early next week. Scattered showers and
storms become more widespread overnight through Monday as a weak
front stalls out over SE Texas. A passing disturbance along the
Texas coast will bring moderate to strong onshore winds and higher
seas early Wednesday through Friday afternoon. Continued onshore
flow will result in a moderate to high risk of rip currents with
elevated tides around 3.1- 3.6 ft (MLLW).
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL) 75 83 73 85 / 70 80 60 70
Houston (IAH) 78 86 75 84 / 50 80 80 90
Galveston (GLS) 83 88 79 86 / 20 40 80 90
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for TXZ163-164-176>179-
195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338-436>439.
Beach Hazards Statement through Monday morning for TXZ436>439.
GM...None.
&&
DISCUSSION...JTC
AVIATION...MLG
MARINE...JTCThe Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:39 UTC.
9 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Burleson county sheriffs dispatch reported a total of 5 cars stranded due to high water. All individuals were rescued with no injuries reported.
A member of the public reported flash flooding in the area with a structure flooding close to occuring.
A member of the public reported stalled vehicles near central northwest Houston through social media. Another report indicated impassable roads due to flooding.
A local news station published an online news story, indicating that a 75 year old man was killed after their pickup hydroplaned in heavy rainfall along I-45 southbound between Shepherd Hill Road and Calvary Road.
A member of the public reported that roads were flooded and impassable over the region. The highway 249 feeder near Hardin Store road in Pinehurst Tomball was also reported to be inundated.
A member of the public initially reported some parts of the road in the region were impassable due to flooding. A car was reportedly stuck in flood waters near Research Forest Drive and Shadow Bend Place. The I-45 north northbound and southbound frontage roads at SH-242 were reported to be flooded and impassable. A sinking vehicle was reported near Lake Front Circle and Six Pines Drive. A vehicle was reported to be stuck in high water along Creekside Green Drive and Jagged Ridge Drive. A water rescue was reported along South Berryline Circle and Atrium Woods Court. Multiple roads were then reported to be closed due to flooding. High water was later reported on the I-45 north feeder before 242.
A member of the public reported that South Roosevelt Avenue between Plum Grove Road and East Houston Street was underwater and closed. New Salem Road was also reported to be underwater and closed.
A member of the public reported minor flooding on TX-99 headed East from TX-249 to FM-2920. An mPING report also indicated flash flooding in the Spring Creek Oaks area.
Lingering floodwaters remained after heavy rainfall, along with some reports of wrecks and high water in spots. The most significant report came from local broadcast news station. They reported that first responders received a call around 6pm that a 15 year old had gone missing after walking into floodwaters near a retention pond near Turriff Circle just west of The Woodlands. The 15 year old did not resurface. Boats and dive teams attempted to complete a rescue and discovered that the 15 year old had drowned.
Broadcast media initially reported on a flooded vehicle near intersection of West 2nd and Walnut Street in Freeport. A member of the public reported a high water rescue from a Flooding vehicle in Freeport. Another public report indicated that some roads became impassible around Angleton. Roads were reported to be covered and or entirely inundated near Blue Water RV Resort and further west on Bluewater Highway by Treasure Island.
A member of the public reported flash flooding on the east side of Houston near Mount Belvieu.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rain, Montgomery | 2026-06-17 | 75 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Flood, Montgomery | 2026-06-16 | 15 | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2026
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: 1341520, 1341522, 1341532, 1342085, 1341537, 1341577, 1341855, 1341841, 1341881, 1341969, 1341973.