49
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$389K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Palo Pinto County, Texas: 49 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #616 nationally and #98 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Palo Pinto County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Palo Pinto County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 49 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 Palo Pinto County archive, flash flood makes up 7.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #616 for this hazard and #98 within Texas, putting it in the 79.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Palo Pinto County with 9 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2007 | POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE | 0 | 1 | 0 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | SANTO | 0 | $1K |
| Mar 18, 2020 | MINERAL WELLS | 0 | $0 |
| May 31, 2016 | STRAWN | 0 | $5K |
| May 30, 2016 | STRAWN | 0 | $15K |
| Apr 17, 2016 | LONE CAMP | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2016 | MINERAL WELLS | 0 | $10K |
| Apr 17, 2016 | BRAZOS | 0 | $8K |
| Mar 8, 2016 | LONE CAMP | 0 | $5K |
| Mar 8, 2016 | MINERAL WELLS | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 8, 2016 | LONE CAMP | 0 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Palo Pinto County
- Hail 388
- Thunderstorm Wind 188
- Tornado 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous roads closed due to flooding countywide, including Old Christian Road and Highway 254 East near Graford, and FM 2270 near Salesville. Numerous high water rescues were required. A boy who was trying to wakeboard in the flood waters was dragged several blocks and hurt his leg. A man who was believed to be driving on Hell's Gate Drive near Possum Kingdom Lake during the storms was found dead three days later in the lake.
A car was swept off the road at a low water crossing on Salesville Road that was covered with about 2.5 feet of water. The woman driver was rescued from the middle of the raging creek by a local resident. The road was barricaded after the incident. Local residents reported they had only seen the creek as high one other time.
Multiple roads were closed in Palo Pinto County after several inches of rain fell across the county. FM 4 at South Lakeview Driver, Highway 281 near Dobbs Valley, FM 129 over Palo Pinto Creek near the Brazos River were a few of the roads that were flooded.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Palo Pinto County, Texas?
49 flash flood events are recorded in Palo Pinto County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Palo Pinto County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Palo Pinto County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/palo-pinto-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.