DisasterAtlasUSA

This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

Home / Storms / Texas

Flash FloodHarris, Texas

August 16, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$750K
Area
Harris

Event narrative (NOAA)

Numerous roads flooded and impassable across the eastern half of Harris County from the Houston area to the La Porte, Pasadena, and Deer Park areas. Flooding in Deer Park included homes off of Hender, Martha, and Eight Streets, as well as Harvard Avenue, with two feet of water reported over portions of East Boulevard. Pasadena area flooding included Strawberry Park, Southmore, Red Bluff, and Burke Streets, as well as Beltway 8 exits being closed due to high water. House flooding also occurred in Pasadena. At least a dozen schools, majority of these being in East Houston, received water damage. There were reports of Vince Bayou exceeding its banks at Shaw Street. Homes and businesses were also flooded in the La Porte area where some structures were inundated with more than a foot of water.

Other notable flash flood events in Texas

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Flash Flood — Harris, Texas, August 16, 2007 | DisasterAtlasUSA