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2015 Notable Weather Events
for Deep South Texas and the 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
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