Menu of 2015 significant weather events for the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas

2015 Notable Weather Events
for Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley

small size photo collage of significant weather events in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

small size photo collage of significant weather events in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Events are listed from most recent to earliest

January 6, 2016: 2015 Weather Summary: Wet Was the Word!
December: Santa Needed His Surfboard, Not Sleigh, to Deal with Spring–like Weather in the Valley
End of November: 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Wrap: Joaquin and a Lot of Quiet; Patricia Makes Noise in Pacific
October: El Niño, Related Patterns Bring Near Record Rainfall to Valley to Close Out Month
October 30th: Brownsville Takes it’s October Flood Turn with 4 to 7 Inches; Willacy Soaked Again
October 30th: Small Tornadoes Join the Flood Party in Willacy County Just Before Sunrise
October 22–24: From Weslaco to Willacy, Noah’s Ark Needed as Patricia’s Remnants Inundate Area
October 13th: Quick–Hitting Microburst Destroys Trailer, Power Poles/Trees from La Joya to Alton
July/August: The Heat Returns...But End of August Rains Shut the Door on RGV Dryness
August 31st: Super(cell) Soaking! Brownsville Floods With Heaviest Rainfall in Nearly Five Years
August 17th and 20th: Out of Nowhere: Microbursts, Flooding Rains Break Hot and Dry Spell
June: First Half Dry Reverts to Locally Soaking Rains and Flash Flooding
June 17–19: It Just Didn’t Quit: Tropical Moisture and Upper Level Disturbances Combine to Flood Ranch Towns, Hidalgo County Communities
Spring 2015 Quick Review: Nature’s Super Soaker! Record Rains, Local Flooding Dominate the Story for the RGV
May 29–31: Last of May’s Soakings Bring More Local Flooding, Record Rainfall
May 23/24: Oh No, Not Again? Thunderstorm System Provides Flooding Rain, Strong Wind, and Lightning Strikes
May 11/12: Enough, Already! Deluges Force Water Rescues; More Wind Damage for the Mid Valley
April: April Showers Bring More than Rain – Damaging Storms, Bad Air Add to Mix
April 24: Microburst Causes Midnight Mayhem in Donna/Weslaco Area
April 10 to 17: April Showers (and Thunderstorms) Bring Local Floods, Some Wind and Hail
March 26: Mid Valley Hailstorm Strikes Fear into Residents
March 1 to 13: Rio "Green" Valley, Indeed!
Winter 2014/2015: Warm Humid December Fades to Cool, Damp January/February; Green Grass Remains
January: A Tale of Two Seasons: First Half Record Chill Turns to Second Half Hint of Spring
January 1–11: Sweaters, Coats, and Rain Gear in Fashion as Winter Doubles Down