Flash Flood — Leon, Texas

2024-05-02 · near Buffalo, Leon, Texas

Event narrative

TxDOT reported a road closure on Laney Street 2 miles north of Buffalo due to flooding of Buffalo Creek from heavy rainfall Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along a dryline the evening of May 1 as an upper level disturbance swept across the forecast area. Some storms became severe as they moved across mainly Central Texas Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Additional storms developed Thursday night into Friday as a cold front moved through the area. Heavy rain causing flooding in Central Texas were the main impacts during this time period.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1180647. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.