Uvalde storm history

Extreme cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill values of -5 to -10 degrees F.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flooding of the Sabinal River. At Sabinal the river crested at 15.34 feet late on 10/9/18. Flood stage is 12 feet. It dropped below flood stage early on the 10th. A truck was washed away on RR 187 at a low water crossing that remained…

A tuber drown due to strong undertow along the swollen Frio River.

The Sabinal River crested at Sabinal at 38.28 feet on July 5 at 1345CST, where flood stage is 12.0 feet. The body of a man was recovered late on the afternoon of July 2. He had been trying to remove objects from the flood waters of the Sabinal River with his tractor when he was s…

The weak cold front continued to move southeastward, with showers and thunderstorms developing in Uvalde County near 1800CST. Heavy rainfall over the eastern part of the county produced general 1 inch rainfall with up to 3 inches in the Garner Park area. Six persons were safely r…

During the late evening, a severe thunderstorm struck just south of the Uvalde downtown area. The damage began five miles southwest of Uvalde and continued south of the town to 7 miles east of the Uvalde airport. The most widespread of the damage was southwest of the city in the …

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. One and a half to two inches of rain sent Montell Creek over Hwy 55 near Montell.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The fire department made a high water rescue of a driver of a semi-trailer truck that was swept off Hwy 55 at the Nueces River.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Montell Creek overflowed sending four feet of water over Hwy 55 south of Montell.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A driver was rescued from rising floodwater at CR 416 and the Nueces River northeast of Montell.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. One person died at RM 187 and the Frio River when their vehicle was submerged at a low water crossing. The Frio River levels rose due to heavy rainfall upstream on the 14th and 15th.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing Hwy 127 at the Frio River in Concan.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing RM 1050 at the Frio River near Garner State Park.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing RM 1051 at the confluence of Brushy Creek and the Dry Frio River near Reagan Wells.

Nearly all of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in July. A large part of the area had four to six times normal. The drought improved in nearly every county. Kerr County improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to no drought. Gillespie County improved from …

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. A Cooperative Observer in Sabinal reported widespread thunderstorm wind damage including broken power poles, downed trees, damaged and destroyed outbuildings, and roof damage to homes.

A large portion of the eastern half of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in June. This led to drought improvement in a number of counties and no change in all of the others. Atascosa, Bexar, and Kendall improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to Extreme (…

A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in Uvalde.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that broke a large Hackberry tree in half in Sabinal.

Most of South-Central Texas received above normal precipitation during the month. Some places had two to three times their normal. As a result, drought conditions improved in most of our counties and remained the same everywhere else. Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kinney, Maverick, Re…

A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball to golf ball size hail north of Uvalde. The hail broke several windows in a house.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that damaged a building, a line of trees, billboards, and overturned agricultural water pivots northeast of Uvalde.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding north of Uvalde. The Uvalde Fire Department rescued a person from high water at Hwy 83 and CR 429 along Leona Creek.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding north of Uvalde. The Uvalde Fire Department rescued a person from high water on Puccini Ln along the Taylor Slough in Uvalde.

A thunderstorm produced quarter to half dollar size hail in Uvalde.

A thunderstorm produced half inch to quarter size hail southeast of Concan. Hail dented some car hoods.

Most of South-Central Texas had near to below normal precipitation in April, and the drought mostly was unchanged or worsened. Only Burnet, Lavaca, and Williamson Counties improved from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Severe (D2) Drought. Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Val Verde, and…

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespi…

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala cou…

Snow began to fall during the evening on the 20th. A CoCoRaHS observer in Sabinal reported a trace of snow.

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of below normal precipitation, and the drought was unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis Counties remained in Extreme (D3) Drought category. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Kerr, Real, Uvalde, Willia…

Most of South-Central Texas received less than normal rainfall during the month, and the drought worsened or was unchanged. Fayette, Karnes, and Zavala Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) drought category to Severe (D2) drought. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and …

Nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 10% of normal rainfall in October, and the drought worsened. Hays County saw the worst change from Abnormally Dry (D0) category to Extreme (D3) drought category. Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Medina, and Travis Counties went from Moderate …

A strong upper-level ridge settled over Texas allowing temperatures to soar above 105 degrees on the 20th. These excessive temperatures continued on the 21st and 22nd. High temperatures reached 107 degrees at Burnet, Pleasanton, New Braunfels, and Horseshoe Bay on the 20th. On th…

A few rain events over the last week of August led to above normal precipitation of the month over the western part of South-Central Texas and improvement in the drought. Kinney, Uvalde, and Val Verde Counties improved from Severe (D2) Drought category to Moderate (D1) Drought by…

Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month and the drought improved or remained the same. Parts of the Hill Country and southern Edwards Plateau received 300% of normal. The drought in Kinney County improved from Extreme Drought (D3) category to …

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down multiple Mesquite trees just north of Utopia.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 50 kts by the AWOS at Garner Field Airport in Uvalde.

Most of South-Central Texas had near normal rainfall during the month and the drought was mostly unchanged. Kinney County remained in Extreme (D3) drought, Edwards, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde, and Val Verde stayed in Severe (D2) drought. There was enough rain in Bandera (changed …

A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail south of Uvalde.

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal rain during the month, and most of the Rio Grande Plains region had less than 25% of normal. Most of the area saw no change in the drought, but Kinney County went from Severe (D2) drought category to Extreme (D3) drought. Bandera and K…

Most of the northern and western parts of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall in April. A large swath of the area along the Rio Grande River received 25% or less than normal. This led to the drought worsening for many counties. Blanco County went from Severe (D2) Dr…

Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 16th and morning of the 17th.

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bas…