Flash Flood in Lavaca County, Texas

Flash Flood May 13, 2023 · Lavaca County, Texas

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Yoakum Muni Arpt (29.3100, -97.1000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1101625. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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