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Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flash Flood in Bell County, Texas

159

Recorded events

10

Direct deaths

1

Direct injuries

$5.0M

Property damage

Flash Flood in Bell County, Texas: 159 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #62 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flash Flood in Bell County, Texas: events per decade

Flash Flood in Bell County, Texas: recorded events per decade
Flash Flood in Bell County, Texas: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Bell County is the 2000s, when 68 of the county's 159 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 Bell County archive, flash flood makes up 16.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #62 for this hazard and #8 within Texas, putting it in the 98.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

7Jan
0Feb
5Mar
24Apr
33May
17Jun
8Jul
23Aug
6Sep
22Oct
8Nov
6Dec

May is the peak month for flash flood in Bell County with 33 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

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
May 24, 2007KILLEEN040$110K
Dec 21, 1997KILLEEN021$0
Apr 10, 2024(TPL)TEMPLE MUNI ARP010$40K
Jun 17, 2015NOLANVILLE010$30K
Sep 8, 2010(GRK)GRAY AAF FT HOO010$3.0M
Mar 30, 2007KILLEEN010$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Jul 13, 2025MAXDALE0$0
Jul 7, 2025HOOD AFB0$0
Jun 12, 2025NOLANVILLE0$1K
May 6, 2025RATISON0$0
May 6, 2025SOMMERS MILL0$0
May 6, 2025(TPL)TEMPLE MUNI ARP0$0
May 1, 2025HOLLAND0$0
Nov 7, 2024TEMPLE0$1K
Jun 12, 2024HOLLAND0$5K
Jun 12, 2024SOMMERS MILL0$5K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

159 flash flood events are recorded in Bell County between 1996 and 2025, causing 10 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Bell County?

The strongest flash flood on record in Bell County measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Bell 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.

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“Flash Flood in Bell County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/bell-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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