45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.2M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Reeves County, Texas: 45 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #703 nationally and #113 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Reeves County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Reeves County is the 2000s, when 22 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 Reeves County archive, flash flood makes up 11.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Reeves County with 10 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2025 | VALLEY FARM | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | VALLEY FARM | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | HOBAN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | HOBAN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | VERHALEN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | BROGADO | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | SARAGOSA | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | HOBAN | 0 | $100K |
| Jun 8, 2022 | BALMORHEA | 0 | $8K |
| Mar 12, 2017 | PECOS | 0 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Reeves County
- Hail 206
- Thunderstorm Wind 89
- Tornado 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Eight to twelve inches of rainfall resulted in the failure of a protective levee near Toyah. With the failure of this dike, three to four feet of water inundated the town of Toyah and prompted the evacuation of the town's residents. While 19 people in the town of 103 elected to stay through the flood event, the remainder of the town's residents were moved to a Red Cross shelter in the nearby community of Pecos. The extensive flooding in Toyah left virtually every home with flood damage. One home was completely destroyed.Flooding lingered until late afternoon on Sunday, April 4th with State Highway 17 and Farm to Market Roads 2903, 869, and 1450 remaining underwater.
Reeves County officials reported extensive flash flooding along Interstate 10 near mile marker 214. Low spots along Texas Highway 17 were inundated by flood waters between Saragosa and the interstate. Both east and west-bound service roads also were flooded. High water threatened a Fina Gas Station near the intersection of Texas Highway 17 and Interstate 10. Up to three feet of water flowed through the business's parking lot. The Texas Department of Transportation deployed sandbags around the structure to protect it from the flood waters.
At 10:30 CST residents in Orla reported high water that inundated yards and threatened homes. Water in the streets of Orla flowed one foot deep. No major damage was reported. A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer west of Red Bluff Dam reported flood waters crossing U.S. Highway 285 in northern Reeves County at 10:40 CST. Five to six feet of water was reported flowing over County Road 447 five miles north of Orla at 15:45 CST. At that time, the Red Bluff Dam Cooperative Observer reported a forty-eight hour rainfall total of five inches.The heavy rainfall ended over most of Reeves County by late afternoon. Runoff continued to result in flash flooding through mid evening. The last report that was received indicated that three feet of water continued to flow over County Road 447 north of Orla at 18:00 CST.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Reeves County, Texas?
45 flash flood events are recorded in Reeves County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Reeves County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Reeves County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Reeves 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 Reeves County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/reeves-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.