Flash Flood — Andrews, Texas

2023-05-19 to 2023-05-20 · near Andrews, Andrews, Texas

Event narrative

Broadcast media relayed a report of street flooding in Andrews. The video showed water up to the top of wheel wells on vehicles.

Wider weather episode

A large western US trough brought continued lee troughing to the Great Plains. This active pattern provided ample wind shear and instability for severe weather. Numerous long-track supercells developed during the afternoon and evening across a large portion of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. These thunderstorms produced numerous large hail, some very large, and severe wind reports. Additionally, flash flooding occurred due to slow-moving high-precipitation supercells.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1100522. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.