Flash Flood in Red River County, Texas

Flash Flood in Red River County, Texas: 50 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #606 nationally and #95 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flash flood in Red River County is the 2010s, when 22 of the county's 50 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 Red River County archive, flash flood makes up 10.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #606 for this hazard and #95 within Texas, putting it in the 80.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for flash flood in Red River County with 18 recorded events, while Sep 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.

• Hail 181
• Thunderstorm Wind 181
• Tornado 40

How many flash flood events are on record in Red River County, Texas?

50 flash flood events are recorded in Red River County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Red River County?

The strongest flash flood on record in Red River County measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Red River 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.