County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Washington County, Texas The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 41 flood events on record for Washington County, Texas, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 24 Jan 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 9 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flash Flood

8 miles S of WESLEY

Flash Flood

8 miles S of WESLEY

Flash Flood

8 miles S of WESLEY

Flash Flood

8 miles S of WESLEY

Flash Flood

6 miles S of WESLEY

Flash Flood

3 miles ENE of GAY HILL

Flash Flood

1 mile E of BURTON

Flash Flood

9 miles NW of BURTON

Flash Flood

6 miles W of BURTON. Damage estimate: $10 million

Flash Flood

2 miles NW of GAY HILL

Flash Flood

2 miles NE of BERLIN

Flash Flood

2 miles ENE of BERLIN

Flash Flood

2 miles NNE of PRAIRIE HILL. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of CHAPPELL HILL. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Flash Flood

3 miles NNW of PRAIRIE HILL

Flash Flood

1 mile NNW of CHAPPELL HILL

Flash Flood

3 miles E of WESLEY. Damage estimate: $4 thousand

Flash Flood

At BRENHAM. Damage estimate: $9 thousand

Flash Flood

At BRENHAM

Flash Flood

At BURTON

Flash Flood

At COUNTYWIDE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Flash Flood

At CHAPPELL HILL. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flash Flood

At COUNTYWIDE. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Flash Flood

At EAST PORTION

Flash Flood

At COUNTYWIDE

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Washington County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s000000157114
2000s223010020010
2010s001214112012
2020s0000500 (part of the year)5

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan6 events
  2. Feb3 events
  3. Mar2 events
  4. Apr0 events
  5. May6 events
  6. Jun6 events
  7. Jul0 events
  8. Aug3 events
  9. Sep5 events
  10. Oct4 events
  11. Nov6 events
  12. Dec0 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Washington County beside the total of the counties of Texas and of the United States
MeasureWashingtonAll counties of TexasAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 20264115,756177,902
Events for each 100 square miles6.86.05.0
Events for each 10,000 residents11.45.35.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Washington County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$3 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$35 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Washington County, Texas". https://countyhazards.com/county/tx/washington/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Washington County?
January has 6 of the 41 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for Texas?
NCEI has 15,832 flood events on record for Texas from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Washington County compare with the other counties of Texas?
The counties of Texas have 6.0 flood events for each 100 square miles. Washington County has 6.8.
Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.