45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Flash Flood in Refugio County, Texas: 45 recorded events between 1997 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #703 nationally and #113 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Refugio County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Refugio County is the 2000s, when 18 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 Refugio County archive, flash flood makes up 29.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 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
Sep is the peak month for flash flood in Refugio 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 8, 2021 | REFUGIO | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | REFUGIO | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | BAYSIDE | 0 | $0 |
| May 16, 2021 | WOODSBORO | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | BAYSIDE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | BONNIE VIEW | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2018 | BONNIE VIEW | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2018 | GRETA | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2018 | BONNIE VIEW | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2018 | BONNIE VIEW | 0 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Very heavy rainfall, of up to 6 to 12 inches in some spots, led to numerous secondary roads underwater and impassable throughout the most of the Refugio county. U.S. 77 became impassable with high water just north of the city of Refugio. Highway 35 was closed due to many impassable spots. Tivoli and Austwell had significant flash flooding, with almost all streets impassable.
Doppler radar estimated between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell across portions of southwest Refugio county during the early morning hours, leading to flash flooding of several secondary farm to market and county roads. A COOP observer 3 SW of Refugio recorded 3.17 inches of rain. Beginning and ending times of this event are very rough estimates.
Showers and thunderstorms trained across portions of extreme northeast Refugio County for an extended time, producing a doppler radar estimated swath of 6 to 12 inches of rainfall. The rainfall led to flooding of some Farm to Market roads throughout the northeast portions of the county, near Austwell. In addition, five homes were flooded in Tivoli.The following are some selected 24 rainfall totals from Refugio County:Austwell…13.08 inches
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Refugio County, Texas?
45 flash flood events are recorded in Refugio County between 1997 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Refugio County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Refugio County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Refugio 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 Refugio County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/refugio-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.