Presidio storm history

Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in Marfa. Law enforcement officials announced the fatality of a gentleman who got his car swept away from flash flooding within the town of Marfa. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Presidio County Sheriff's Office relayed a report of quarter-size hail at the Port of Entry in Presidio. The total time of occurrence is partially estimated from radar.

Extremely heavy rain around Marfa and Fort Davis produced widespread street flooding. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. No damage was reported.

A Texas Parks and Wildlife Park Ranger reported high water over FM 170 East at Terneros Creek. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. No damage was reported.

A maximum wind gust of 58 MPH was measured at the West Texas Mesonet site, 156 Marfa 13 SE.

The West Texas Mesonet station 156 Marfa 13SE measured a downburst wind gust of 70 mph.

Quarter to ping pong ball-size hail was reported by a storm chaser near RM 169 and US 67. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar.

The Mesonet site TWB93 Alamito Ranch recorded a 58 mph wind gust. The duration/time of occurrence is partially estimated.

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 67 mph wind gust at the AWOS site near the town of Presidio.

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 59 mph wind gust five miles north of the town of Presidio.

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced one inch hail near Ryan at the Aerostat site northwest of Marfa.

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 60 mph wind gust in Marfa.

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 73 mph wind gust one mile east southeast of Marfa.

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 59 mph wind gust north of the City of Presidio as recorded by the local AWOS.

A storm moved across Presidio County and produced a 64 mph wind gust north of Presidio as recorded by the local AWOS site.

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced 50 to 60 mph wind gusts in Marfa. Four inch diameter tree limbs were knocked down as a result of these winds. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.

A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced tennis ball to baseball sized hail at Big Bend Ranch State Park. The hail broke a sideview mirror on a vehicle and broke a skylight on a camper. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

A thunderstorm moved over Presidio County and produced nickel to golfball sized hail on FM 2810 seven miles west southwest of Marfa.

A thunderstorm moved over Presidio County and produced pingpong ball sized hail on Pinto Canyon Road eight miles west southwest of Marfa.

A thunderstorm moved over Presidio County and produced penny sized hail nine miles west southwest of Valentine.

A severe thunderstorm developed in Presidio County and produced golfball sized hail in Shafter. The hail resulted in five pickup truck windshields being destroyed and several homes with broken windows. The cost of the damage is a very rough estimate.

The time of this report was estimated based on radar data.

A 60 mph wind gust was estimated by a storm spotter in Shafter. No damage was reported with this gust.

On September 9, the levees near Redford, TX failed. This resulted in water covering the entire city of Redford. A high water rescue was reported near Alamito Creek. Heavy rain made matters worse by September 14. Flash flooding was occurring in the city of Presidio and border patr…

Reports from the Texas Department of Transportation indicated that a substantial portion of State Route 170 was closed due to high water, southeast of Presidio, TX to near Lajitas, TX. The flooding was the result of water releases from the Luis Leon Reservoir in northern Mexico. …

Marfa Automated Surface Observing System measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph. No damage was reported.

No damage was reported.