78
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$29.2M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Taylor County, Texas: 78 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #279 nationally and #55 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Taylor County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Taylor County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 78 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 Taylor County archive, flash flood makes up 7.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #279 for this hazard and #55 within Texas, putting it in the 90.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Taylor County with 18 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2007 | GUION | 0 | 1 | 0 | $30K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | ABILENE BTTRFLD ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | ABILENE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | ABILENE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | WYLIE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | ABILENE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | ABILENE | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | TUSCOLA | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | GUION | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | WYLIE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | MERKEL | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Taylor County
- Hail 561
- Thunderstorm Wind 361
- Tornado 69
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Torrential rain, up to three inches an hour, in northern Taylor County flooded service roads along Interstate 20 in Abilene. Many city streets were flooded with stalled cars in the floodwaters. Elm Creek, which flows through Abilene was high and wide with large trees floating down the creek. South of the city, water flowed over the spillway at Lake Abilene and Abilene State Park was evacuated. In nearby Buffalo Gap, floodwaters entered some homes.
Heavy rainfall occurred overnight May 14-15. This rain resulted from an upper level low pressure system that moved across west central Texas and combined with numerous outflow boundaries from earlier thunderstorms. A large area of one to two inch rainfall occurred from a line from southwest Crockett County through San Angelo to Albany in Shackelford County. A few spots received up to three inches of rain. Flash flood warnings were issued for several counties with street flooding reported in Abilene. Floodwaters entered some homes in Abilene.
Law enforcement officials reported six feet of water at Pine street and South First at the underpass. Many other streets around the shopping mall were flooded by two feet of water. Also Cat Claw creek was bankfull and about one foot from overflowing its banks.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Taylor County, Texas?
78 flash flood events are recorded in Taylor County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Taylor County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Taylor County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Taylor 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 Taylor County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/taylor-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.