Flash Flood in Shelby County, Texas

Flash Flood in Shelby County, Texas: 49 recorded events between 1997 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #616 nationally and #98 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flash flood in Shelby County is the 2020s, when 16 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 Shelby County archive, flash flood makes up 9.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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.

Jan is the peak month for flash flood in Shelby County with 8 recorded events, while Feb 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 223
• Hail 167
• Tornado 45

How many flash flood events are on record in Shelby County, Texas?

49 flash flood events are recorded in Shelby County between 1997 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Shelby County?

The strongest flash flood on record in Shelby County measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Shelby 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.