Flash Flood — Jasper, Texas

2024-04-29 · near Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas

Event narrative

Flood waters closed Highway 96 in Kirbyville along with many other city streets. Brookshire Brothers grocery store flooded during the event with other nearby structures.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms moved across Southeast Texas causing another round of heavy rain and severe weather. This produced more flooding in areas that had not completely drained from rain earlier in the month.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1174024. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.