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Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flash Flood in Eastland County, Texas

46

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$200K

Property damage

Flash Flood in Eastland County, Texas: 46 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #681 nationally and #108 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flash Flood in Eastland County, Texas: events per decade

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

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Eastland County is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 46 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 Eastland County archive, flash flood makes up 9.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #681 for this hazard and #108 within Texas, putting it in the 77.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
3Feb
3Mar
0Apr
9May
16Jun
4Jul
6Aug
1Sep
3Oct
1Nov
0Dec

Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Eastland County with 16 recorded events, while Jan 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Nov 8, 2024SCRANTON0$0
May 5, 2024RISING STAR0$10K
May 31, 2021OLDEN0$0
May 31, 2021EASTLAND0$0
Jun 2, 2016CISCO MUNI ARPT0$50K
Jun 2, 2016CISCO MUNI ARPT0$0
May 30, 2016RISING STAR0$0
May 30, 2016TIFFIN0$0
Jun 20, 2008CISCO0$3K
Jun 28, 2007CISCO0$0
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 Eastland County, Texas?

46 flash flood events are recorded in Eastland County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Eastland County?

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

Where does the flash flood data for Eastland 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 Eastland County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/eastland-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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