Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with heavy precipitation and thunderstorms. These clouds tend to form below 20,000 feet and produce lightning by bumping up against each other and creating static charges through ionized water droplets. Not only do cumulonimbus clouds produce typical rain and hail, they sometimes cause flash flooding.
Campsites of the Texian Army The Generalship of Sam Houston--Stephen Hardin Officers and Men of the Texas Republican Army: Battle of San Jacinto Accounts of Participants | Mexican Officer Casualties & Prisoners. More biographical information: The San Jacinto Museum: Veterans Search Handbook of Texas Online. FOREWORD.
Despite the Texas Declaration of Independence, the situation looked dim for many in Texas following the Alamo. Sam Houston led his army toward the Texas border with the United States, drawing Santa Anna further and further away from his base of supplies. In April, the two armies closed in near the San Jacinto River.