Brown storm history

Brownwood Fire Chief said the driver a 2006 Nissan Frontier pickup went around a road block on CR 257 at 10 Mile Crossing about 1:30 a.m. CDT Sunday. The fire chief estimated the water was about 30-foot deep at that point. The truck was submerged and swept down Pecan Bayou. A wom…

A man drowned when his truck was swept off the road by rushing waters approximately 6 miles north of Bangs where Jim Ned Creek crosses FM 2492 near County Road 105. The driver was able to exit the vehicle but was quickly washed downstream.

One man was fatally injured when an apparent downburst flipped his mobile home.

Streams and creeks rose rapidly and overflowed in heavy rains. A motorist drowned when he attemped to cross a rapidly overflowing low water crossing on County Road 411 near Hogg Creek. His suburban was washed off the road by swift water. The passenger escaped and was rescued unha…

Brownwood AWOS reported reported wind chill readings of -10 to -15 degrees. Brown County reported the very cold temperatures damaged roads, buildings and some of their public utility systems.

Prolonged heavy rainfall flooded roads across Brown County since September and this new flooding damaged some roads and bridges in the county.

Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed over Brown County just after midnight on the 6th. These thunderstorms remained nearly stationary through much of the night producing 12 to 14 inch rainfalls. This is in combination to the 6 to 8 inches of rain that had fallen in the da…

Rainfall of up to 10 inches inundated the city of Brownwood during the early morning hours of the 15th. All of the creeks and streams in the city overflowed, with the water flowing into several housing areas. At least 125 people were forced to evacuate their homes, with the Brown…

The drought monitor indicated moderate/severe/extreme drought conditions across Brown County during the month of November.

A 59 mph wind gust measured at the Brownwood Regional Airport.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Brown County during the month of October.

Public reported flooding south of Brownwood near US Highway 377 and FM 1176. Parts of the road had water up the doors of an SUV.

Law enforcement reported large tree branches blocking the road late at night. Time estimated by radar.

Law enforcement reported quarter size hail.

Public reported strong winds blew down a full size hackberry tree.

An emergency manager reported there were numerous large trees blown down across Brownwood.

An Automated Weather Observation Station reported a 58 mph wind gust.

An Automated Weather Observation Station reported a 59 mph wind gust.

An LCRA automated rain gauge reported 5.01 inches of rain in 1 hour.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Brown County during the month of April.

An amateur radio operator reported quarter size hail.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Brown County during the month of March.

Public reported quarter size hail.

Public reported quarter to half dollar sized hail.

Public reported quarter size hail.

Public reported half dollar size hail.

A trained spotter reported quarter size hail.

Public reported quarter size hail.

Public reported quarter size hail.

A storm spotter measured a wind gust of 67 mph.

Public reported on social media golf ball size hail.

A storm chaser reported tennis ball size hail in Bangs.

Public reported ping pong ball size hail.

Public reported nickel to quarter size hail.

Public reported nickel to quarter size hail. Also, estimated a 50 mph wind gust.

Public reported on social media that 4th Street and Good Shepard Drive were covered in water and that many sections of both 3rd and Magnolia streets were also flooded.

Texas Department of Transportation reported US 183 from Early to the Brown/Eastland County line had been closed due to flooding.

Texas Department of Transportation reported that FM 583 in Brown County had been closed due to flooding.

A storm chaser reported 2 inch diameter size hail.

Public reported a traffic sign was blown down and a dumpster was moved into the road.

The public reported a wind gust of 71 mph.

Public reported quarter size hail.

Public reported half dollar size hail. Also, public reported some window damage from the large hail. The time of the report was estimated from radar. The report was relayed through a social media account.

Wind Chill values ranged from -5 to -12 degrees across Brown County on January 13-14.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Brown County during the month of November.

The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme drought conditions across Brown County during the month of October.

The US Drought Monitor indicated severe/extreme drought conditions across Brown County during the month of September.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe/extreme drought conditions across Brown County during the month of August.