Flash Flood in Gaines County, Texas

Flash Flood November 17, 2024 · Gaines County, Texas

$25K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The fire department reports a few stalled vehicles and a vehicle underwater. Property cost damage is an estimation.

The wider storm

A large trough over northern Mexico moved into the southern Great Plains from the evening of November 27 into the morning of November 28. This system caused high winds across the Guadalupe Mountains. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms formed ahead of this trough, producing areas of flash flooding, hail, and damaging wind gusts.

Began near Seminole Arpt (32.7943, -102.7355).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1218824. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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