Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in and around the city of Houston that caused numerous creek and bayou overflows. Multiple water rescues were conducted. Numerous roads were impassable due to flooding that was as high as six feet deep. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded in the flood water. Flood waters inundated at least 2,585 homes and 73 commercial buildings. Many bayous, including Brays, Keegans, Buffalo (610 Loop to Downtown Houston), White Oak, Armand, and Halls were out of banks. Additional flooding occurred along Brickhouse Gully, South Mayde Creek, San Jacinto River, Clear Creek, Rummel Creek, Willow Water Hole, Cypress Creek, Little Cypress Creek, Willow Creek and Spring Creek. There were six directly related drowning fatalities.
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.