Flash Flood in Brazoria County, Texas

Flash Flood July 1, 2010 · Brazoria County, Texas

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall caused flooding of 40 to 45 homes and businesses in the town of West Columbia.

The wider storm

Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across the coastal areas of southeast Texas in response to a surge of tropical moisture associated with the passage of Hurricane Alex through the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and into northern Mexico. Training of thunderstorms developed over portions of Brazoria County leading to widespread damage from flash flooding.

Began near West Columbia (29.1216, -95.6492).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 238495. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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