Flash Flood in Gonzales County, Texas

Flash Flood January 24, 2024 · Gonzales 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 and a high water rescue on CR 211 south of Smiley.

The wider storm

An upper-level trough remained nearly stationary over the western US resulting in southwesterly flow over Texas. A stationary boundary stretched across central Texas with anomalously moist air south of the boundary. A series of shortwave troughs moved through the upper pattern generating several rounds of locally heavy rain over three days. There was also some large hail.

Began near Smiley (29.2200, -97.6500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159402. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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