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Flood in Cameron County, Texas
144 floods and flash floods events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 144 flood events in Cameron County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 25 years.
October is the busiest month, with 34 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 105 events against 39 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 15,832 flood events recorded in Texas; its 16.1 per 100 square miles compares with 6.1 statewide.
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Cameron County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events since 1950 | 144 | 15,832 | 183,559 |
| Per 100 square miles | 16.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 3.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 595 | 2,961 |
| Busiest month | October | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
12Apr
3May
18Jun
14Jul
26Aug
8Sep
24Oct
34Nov
5Dec
0
Recorded events
All 144 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $105M | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2023 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2023 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2023 | Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2023 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2022 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2021 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Flash Flood | — | $13M | $27M | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2020 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Flash Flood | — | $30M | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2019 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2019 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $20M | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $35M | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2015 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2015 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2014 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2014 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2012 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Flash Flood | — | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2010 | Flood | — | $100K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2008 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2008 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2008 | Flood | — | $43K | $38M | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Flash Flood | — | $43K | $38M | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2005 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2003 | Flood | — | $4.5M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2003 | Flood | — | $1.4M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Sep 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Sep 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 1997 | Flood | — | $37K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Flood | — | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Mar 1997 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 1996 | Coastal Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Oct 1996 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1996 | Coastal Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many flood events has Cameron County had?
144 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of floods and flash floods became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded flood event in Cameron County?
5 Jun 2026 (Flash Flood). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging flood event recorded in Cameron County?
The flash flood of 27 Mar 2025, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $105M.
How does Cameron County compare with Texas for flood?
16.1 events per 100 square miles against 6.1 statewide; the county holds 144 of the state's 15,832 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Flood hub and the county page.