The footage recorded above depicted the significant flooding that took place in Lucas, Texas on May 27, 2026.  Several structures were flooded.  Many grasslands were drenched with runoff.  We assisted a few cars that were stranded in floodwaters.

 

The sadder part than the actual flooding itself is that not one - we repeat - not one channel or outlet even reported on the fact that Lucas, Texas may have taken the brunt of a lot of heavy rainfall.

 

You can go ahead and Google, "Lucas, Texas Flooding."  If that doesn't populate any search results, try, "Lucas, Texas."  Either way, you won't find any footage of the flooding that took place. 

 

Heck, you won't even find snippets of the flooding through social media provided by everyday folks who aren't storm chasers.

 

You know why?  Because as long as there were no tornadoes or giant hail to shoot footage of, nobody cares.

 

On the other hand, if a big wedge tornado were to come barreling down towards Lucas, then everybody and their grandmothers would all of a sudden remember the town name.

 

This is the irony of storm chasing.

 

What sets North Tex Wx apart from every other weather outlet is that we understand that weather is unpredictable.  Because we understand that weather is unpredictable, we drive head-on towards cities and towns that may potentially receive big impacts purely on instinct.  We monitor our live North Texas radar vigorously, and essentially play the lottery on which locations we should target for storm chasing purposes.

 

When you have that mindset in place, obtaining visual evidence of severe weather becomes more efficient across the board - whether it be visual evidence for floods, tornadoes, fires, or winter storms occurring across North Texas.

 

We strive to provide that same example for meteorologists and storm chasers, and encourage them to learn that weather data isn't the entire story.