Flash Flood — Lavaca, Texas

2023-05-13 · near Yoakum Muni Arpt, Lavaca, Texas

Event narrative

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. TXDoT reported water over the road on FM 318 northeast of Yoakum.

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 1101625. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.