57
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$87K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Rusk County, Texas: 57 recorded events between 1997 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #503 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Rusk County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Rusk County is the 2010s, when 35 of the county's 57 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 Rusk County archive, flash flood makes up 7.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #503 for this hazard and #84 within Texas, putting it in the 83.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for flash flood in Rusk County with 14 recorded events, while Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2024 | CHALK HILL | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | CROSS RDS | 0 | $0 |
| May 30, 2024 | MT HOPE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | PRICE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | KILGORE | 0 | $0 |
| May 11, 2023 | MT HOPE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | LANEVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | BRACHFIELD | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | HENDERSON | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | TRUKTON | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Rusk County
- Thunderstorm Wind 395
- Hail 242
- Tornado 67
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout the county. FM 3053 was flooded with 3-5 feet of water across it. Industrial Drive near Hwy. 79 was flooded with 4 feet of water. Flooding was also resulted in a sinkhole on CR 379D south of Henderson.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Rusk County, Texas?
57 flash flood events are recorded in Rusk County between 1997 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Rusk County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Rusk County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Rusk 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 Rusk County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/rusk-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.