58
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.9M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Milam County, Texas: 58 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #490 nationally and #82 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Milam County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Milam County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 58 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 Milam County archive, flash flood makes up 20.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #490 for this hazard and #82 within Texas, putting it in the 84.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Milam County with 16 recorded events, while Mar 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2007 | BUCKHOLTS | 0 | 1 | 0 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2025 | BEN ARNOLD | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | SAUER | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2025 | YARRELTON | 0 | $2K |
| Jun 12, 2025 | BRAIRY | 0 | $3K |
| Jun 12, 2025 | BELMENA | 0 | $1K |
| Jun 12, 2025 | CAMERON MUNI ARPT | 0 | $1K |
| Jun 12, 2025 | CAMERON | 0 | $1K |
| May 6, 2025 | MILANO | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | EDGEWORTH | 0 | $5K |
| Apr 17, 2016 | BAILEYVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 82
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A woman drowned after attempting to cross a flooded low-water crossing in her truck. The truck was found on January 15, but the woman's body was not located until the 18th. She was found off CR 147 near the Marak community. Water was also reported over roads near Davilla.
Highway 77 between Burlington and Cameron, FM 485 at CR 255 near Maysfield, and Highway 190 in Cameron were all flooded by about eight inches of water. FM 485 was partially washed out. Numerous roads were closed in the Buckholtz/Cameron area including FM 1915 at Big Elm Creek, South Elm Creek, and Little River, FM 486 at Little River, and FM 1600 at Bear Creek. A dozen homes sustained water damge in Cameron, and four homes were flooded in the Thorndale-Thrall area. Four people were rescued from high water on the FM 2095 Snapdragon Bridge west of Hanover. One man refused help and elected to stay with the flooded vehicle.
Water was reported up to the hood of cars approximately 2 miles west of Rockdale on US 79. Multiple streets in Rockdale were flooded, and the local newspaper reported extensive flooding at the intersections of US 79 and Childress, Meadow, and Calhoun streets. The worst flooding was at US 79 and Meadow Rd where four inches of water entered a restaurant and moved a large outside cooler about 40 yards. A trash dumpster near the restaurant was also moved. FM 908 & 487 were briefly closed during the event. In addition, a portion of Cypress Trail Loop on the western side of Rockdale was washed out.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Milam County, Texas?
58 flash flood events are recorded in Milam County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Milam County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Milam County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Milam 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 Milam County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/milam-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.