61
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.0B
Property damage
Flash Flood in Brazoria County, Texas: 61 recorded events between 1997 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #440 nationally and #77 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Brazoria County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Brazoria County is the 2000s, when 30 of the county's 61 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Brazoria County archive, flash flood makes up 11.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #440 for this hazard and #77 within Texas, putting it in the 85.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for flash flood in Brazoria County with 11 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | SWEENY | 0 | $5K |
| Sep 18, 2019 | FREEPORT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2017 | BRAZORIA | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2017 | IOWA COLONY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2017 | ANCHOR | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | IOWA COLONY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | PEARLAND | 0 | $2.0B |
| Apr 18, 2017 | PETERSON LNDG | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2017 | DANBURY | 0 | $450K |
| Mar 29, 2017 | PEARLAND | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Brazoria County
- Thunderstorm Wind 199
- Hail 134
- Tornado 96
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Approximately 115 homes flooded in several locations around the county including Pearland. Several roads flooded including County Road 5995 near Bastrop Bayou, Highway 36 and County Road 304 near Jones Creek, and near County Road 769B.
Over 60 homes had at least a couple of inches of water in them within the town of Danbury. The worst flooding occurred in the eastern and western side of town, or in the vicinity of the sloughs. Sections of County Roads 208, 201 and 211 were impassable due to the flooding.
Several roads and railroad underpass impassable in Freeport and Clute. Water inside a house in Clute. Cars flooded and high water in streets in Clute, Freeport, and Danbury. Total of 7.7 inches of rainfall in Angleton.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Brazoria County, Texas?
61 flash flood events are recorded in Brazoria County between 1997 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Brazoria County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Brazoria County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Brazoria County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Brazoria County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/brazoria-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.