Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flash Flood in Lamar County, Texas

43

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$346K

Property damage

Flash Flood in Lamar County, Texas: 43 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #752 nationally and #119 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flash Flood in Lamar County, Texas: events per decade

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

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Lamar County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 43 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 Lamar County archive, flash flood makes up 7.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #752 for this hazard and #119 within Texas, putting it in the 75.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

1Jan
3Feb
7Mar
3Apr
7May
5Jun
4Jul
1Aug
3Sep
4Oct
2Nov
3Dec

Mar is the peak month for flash flood in Lamar County with 7 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
Apr 5, 2025PARIS0$200K
Jan 30, 2025PARKS0$4K
Mar 15, 2024LAKE CROOK0$0
Mar 15, 2024JENNINGS0$0
Jun 20, 2019GIVENS0$10K
Jun 20, 2019GIVENS0$7K
Jul 3, 2017PARKS0$0
Apr 17, 2017GLOBE0$0
Apr 17, 2017GIVENS0$0
May 10, 2016PARKS0$30K
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 Lamar County, Texas?

43 flash flood events are recorded in Lamar County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Lamar County?

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

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


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