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Flood in Ector County, Texas
166 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 166 flood events in Ector County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 28 years.
May is the busiest month, with 32 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 104 events against 62 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1% of the 15,832 flood events recorded in Texas; its 18.5 per 100 square miles compares with 6.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to floods and flash floods.
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Ector County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events since 1950 | 166 | 15,832 | 183,559 |
| Per 100 square miles | 18.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 10.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 595 | 2,961 |
| Busiest month | May | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
2Mar
4Apr
4May
32Jun
28Jul
15Aug
22Sep
29Oct
24Nov
3Dec
0
Recorded events
All 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | Flash Flood | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2026 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2026 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2026 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2023 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2021 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2021 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2019 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2019 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2018 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $23K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2015 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jan 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $700 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2013 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2012 | Flash Flood | — | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2012 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jan 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jan 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2009 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2009 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2009 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2009 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2008 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2007 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2005 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2005 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2005 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2005 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2005 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2005 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2005 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2005 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2005 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2004 | Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2004 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2004 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2003 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $300K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 28 Oct 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2002 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2002 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2002 | Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2002 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2002 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2001 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2000 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1999 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1999 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 1997 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1997 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1997 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1997 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1997 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many flood events has Ector County had?
166 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 Ector County?
26 May 2026 (Flash Flood). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging flood event recorded in Ector County?
The flash flood of 27 Sep 2004, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.0M.
How does Ector County compare with Texas for flood?
18.5 events per 100 square miles against 6.1 statewide; the county holds 166 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.