86
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.9M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Limestone County, Texas: 86 recorded events between 1997 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #235 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Limestone County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Limestone County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 86 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 Limestone County archive, flash flood makes up 20.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #235 for this hazard and #45 within Texas, putting it in the 92.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Limestone 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2025 | SHILOH | 0 | $10K |
| Apr 30, 2025 | MEXIA | 0 | $10K |
| Jun 5, 2024 | DOYLE | 0 | $5K |
| May 30, 2024 | GROESBECK | 0 | $0 |
| May 30, 2024 | COOLIDGE | 0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | DATURA | 0 | $15K |
| May 12, 2024 | GROESBECK | 0 | $0 |
| May 12, 2024 | DOYLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | GROESBECK | 0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | DOYLE | 0 | $100K |
Other hazards here
More from Limestone County
- Thunderstorm Wind 150
- Hail 133
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several roads in Kosse are blocked with 3-5 of water over the road. Numerous county roads were under water county-wide from heavy rain during the day. Several homes around Lake Mexia and other lakes were flooded and so were schools in Groesbeck. An estimated 12 bridges and 60 roads were damaged or destroyed.
A social media report indicated swift water flowing along Highway 84 near Lake Mexia. As the flooding worsened, Texas Task Force 1 helped rescue residents near Lake Mexia. In all, there were sixteen water rescues, along with 48 homes affected. THirty three homes had minor damage, and fifteen suffered major damage.
Significant flooding was reported along Highway 164 and the road was impassable. Several other major roads across the southern half of the county were closed due to flash flooding. Rainfall totals of 5-11 of rain fell across the southern half of the county in just a few hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Limestone County, Texas?
86 flash flood events are recorded in Limestone County between 1997 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Limestone County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Limestone County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Limestone 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 Limestone County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/limestone-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.