Tropical Storm Bill moved into the Central Texas coast during the 16th. Moisture continued to stream north across Southeast Texas during the 17th and 18th leading to flooding.

Flash Flood in NEWTON, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-15 20:00:00 to 18-JUN-15 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARTBURG
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Heavy rain trained across southern and central sections of Newton County for several hours on already saturated soil. This produced roadways that were flooded out and closed for many hours.

Flood in NEWTON, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-15 00:00:00 to 18-JUN-15 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BON WIER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Heavy rain during the 17th produced flash flooding in south and central sections on Newton County. Multiple roads remained closed from Bon Wier to the southwest into the 18th as flood waters slowly drained.

Funnel Cloud in ORANGE, TEXAS
From 16-JUN-15 17:11:00 to 16-JUN-15 17:12:00 (CST-6)
Location: ORANGEFIELD
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A picture of a funnel cloud over Orangefield was relayed from a Beaumont TV station.

Flood in JASPER, TEXAS
From 18-JUN-15 00:15:00 to 18-JUN-15 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUNA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

The heavy rain and flash flood event from the 17th lingered into the early morning of the 18th. Flood waters remained across southern sections of Jasper County through the morning of the 18th with many roadways remaining closed as the water slowly drained.

Flash Flood in HARDIN, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-15 13:29:00 to 17-JUN-15 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOEB
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy rain trained across Southeast Texas including Hardin County for multiple hours. This occurred on already saturated soil and produced flooded roads which closed some for several hours. At least one home in Sour Lake had one inch of water in the structure.

Flash Flood in JEFFERSON, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-15 19:29:00 to 17-JUN-15 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: GUFFEY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Heavy rain trained across portions of Southeast Texas for multiple hours on already saturated soil. This produced flooding around Beaumont which closed some streets including an underpass along MLK Boulevard and stranded at least one motorist on a feeder road of the Eastex Freeway.

Flash Flood in JASPER, TEXAS
From 17-JUN-15 19:22:00 to 18-JUN-15 00:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: EVADALE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Heavy rain trained across the southern sections of Jasper County for multiple hours. This occurred on already saturated soil. 12 to 15 inches of rain fell around Buna and multiple high water rescues had to be preformed. Many roads were flooded out with some vehicles being swept off the roads. Many houses, businesses, and churches flooded in Buna and a few in Kirbyville with several inches of water. Flood waters also filled a commercial oil vat which overflowed causing a small spill in Buna.