Texas leads the country in flash flood deaths
Since 2006, flash floods in Texas led to 286 deaths, representing 21% of all U.S. flash flood-related deaths on record.
A map of the United States showing flash flood events that resulted in one or more fatalities from 2006-2025. Circles of varying sizes represent individual flood events, with larger circles indicating higher numbers of fatalities. Texas dominates the map with dense clusters of fatal flood events, with additional concentrations in parts of the Southeast and Northeast.
