Flash Flood — Hudspeth, Texas

2013-09-12 · near Fiedra, Hudspeth, Texas

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported massive flooding across rural Hudspeth County. Area roadways had water at jeep hood level. Rainfall amounts of between 2 to 4 inches were reported from CoCoRaHS observers.

Wider weather episode

A deep south to southwest flow aloft continued to tap moisture from the Baja region while low level flow was tapping Gulf of Mexico moisture. Precipitable water values across the region were running over 150 percent of normal. Training storms developed over Far West Texas and produced record rainfall amounts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 476954. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.