71
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$7.2B
Property damage
Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Texas: 71 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #328 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Montgomery County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 71 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 Montgomery County archive, flash flood makes up 12.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #328 for this hazard and #64 within Texas, putting it in the 89.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Oct is the peak month for flash flood in Montgomery County with 12 recorded events, while Mar 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 28, 2017 | BOY | 0 | 3 | 0 | $7.0B |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | MONTGOMERY | 0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | TAMINA | 0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | PORTER | 0 | $0 |
| May 14, 2023 | BOBVILLE STATION | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | BOBVILLE STATION | 0 | $0 |
| May 17, 2021 | CONROE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2019 | SPLENDORA | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2019 | CUT AND SHOOT | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2019 | OAK RIDGE NORTH | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2019 | NEW CANEY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Montgomery County
- Thunderstorm Wind 243
- Hail 168
- Tornado 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Flash flooding was reported along Atkins Creek on the northeast side of the city of Montgomery. Several motorists were stranded in high water along FM 1097. A few homes in the Terra Vista neighborhood also took on some water. Time was estimated by radar.
Water was reported over sections of I-45 northbound where TXDOT reported flooding at the FM 1097 intersection.||Record pool levels on Lake Conroe required downstream releases that flooded numerous downstream homes, businesses and vehicles. Major flooding occurred along the San Jacinto River and the east Fork of the San Jacinto and its tributaries inundated tens to hundreds of residential subdivisions. There were hundreds of flooded homes along Lake, Spring, Peach and Caney Creeks.
There were impassable roads due to high water at Horseshoe Circle and Painted Blvd off the Grand Parkway, 19000 block of David Memorial from Sam's Club to Shenandoah Park, the 11000 block of River Oaks Drive, the 45 northbound lanes at Highway 242 and Hines Road in Willis.||Record pool levels on Lake Conroe required downstream releases that flooded numerous downstream homes, businesses and vehicles. Major flooding occurred along the San Jacinto River and the east Fork of the San Jacinto and its tributaries inundated tens to hundreds of residential subdivisions. There were hundreds of flooded homes along Lake, Spring, Peach and Caney Creeks.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Montgomery County, Texas?
71 flash flood events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1996 and 2024, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Montgomery County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Montgomery County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/montgomery-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.