Flood — Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos, Texas

1999-06-14 to 1999-06-15 · Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos, Texas

Event narrative

The flooding waters from the Hovey area worked their way down Coyanosa Draw toward the Pecos River. One rain report from over the weekend was 10.65" of rain measured 1 mile northwest of Hovey. By 630 pm CDT the flow under the I-10 bridge had risen to an estimated 15 feet in depth, while at the U.S. 285 crossing the normal 2 foot depth was occurring. By 730 pm the Highway 285 crossing was 6 feet deep and by 930 pm was flooding the highway with one foot of water. This flooding continued until approximately 230 am. The width of this flooding across the highway was about 1500-2000 feet.This flood wave worked its way to the north toward the Pecos River and caused flash flooding on FM 1450 and FM 1776.When the flood wave crested along FM 1450 there was flooding for a 5-6 mile stretch. A few miles north of FM 1450 the waters ran into the Pecos River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5705847. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.