45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$301.7M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Polk County, Texas: 45 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #703 nationally and #113 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Polk County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Polk County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 45 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 Polk County archive, flash flood makes up 14.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #703 for this hazard and #113 within Texas, putting it in the 76.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Polk County with 12 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | GOODRICH | 0 | $0 |
| May 16, 2024 | SODA | 0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | LIVINGSTON | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | LIVINGSTON | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | CARMONA | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | LIVINGSTON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 26, 2017 | ONALASKA | 0 | $300.0M |
| May 27, 2016 | GOODRICH | 0 | $500K |
| Apr 30, 2016 | CORRIGAN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2016 | BLANCHARD | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Polk County
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- Thunderstorm Wind 110
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There was high flood water on roads FM 3126 and FM 356 along the eastern shore of Lake Livingston.||The lowest homes and businesses within close vicinity of the lake, Trinity River and Long King Creek flooded. Roads along the southern end of Lake Livingston such as FM 3278 were inaccessible, FM 3128 and FM 1988 near Long King Creek were flooded. Major lowland flooding occurred on the Trinity River near Goodrich.
Severe flooding in Livingston along Choates Creek. People evacuated from Livingston with 18 inches of water in one house. Water up to 3 feet high reported in some homes and mobile homes along 1st and 2nd Streets and McCardell Lane in Livingston. Ford pickup flipped over in same area. Three feet of water on U.S. 59. Rainfall totals include 8.45" at Lake Livingston Dam in just over 3 hours.
Heavy rainfall caused numerous road closures between the towns of Cleveland, Shepherd, and Segno over to areas near Dillardsville. A rainfall total of 9.30 inches was recorded by a cooperative weather observer in the community of Ace.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Polk County, Texas?
45 flash flood events are recorded in Polk County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Polk County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Polk County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Polk 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 Polk County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/polk-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.