Flash Flood — Karnes, Texas

2023-05-13 · near Karnes City, Karnes, Texas

Event narrative

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. TXDoT reported FM 1353 was flooded south of Karnes City.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough moved over a moist, unstable airmass and generated thunderstorms. Storms initially formed over the higher terrain in Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into Texas. Some storms produced damaging wind gusts. Storms eventually congealed into a slow-moving line that produce locally heavy rain leading to flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1101620. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.