Flash Flood — Starr, Texas

2007-06-22 · near Los Saenz, Starr, Texas

$7.8M

Property damage

Event narrative

The public reports extensive flooding is occurring in the city of Roma. Numerous streets are impassible. Local streams and arroyos are flowing and their banks are full.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low pressure trough centered over Texas combined with abundant tropical moisture produced periods of scattered showers and thunderstorms over the western Counties of Deep South Texas on June 22.

The heavier showers and thunderstorms produced localized flash flooding in Starr and Jim Hogg Counties. The Rio Grande City Fire Department recorded 1.90 inches of rainfall June 22. The Roma area experienced significant flooding as a stationary thunderstorm produced 8 to 11 inches of rain over rural areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 43682. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.