Flash Flood — Hamilton, Texas

2024-05-23 · near Evant, Hamilton, Texas

Event narrative

Emergency management reported that CR 531 was closed due to flooding in southern Hamilton County.

Wider weather episode

With a highly unstable airmass in place, a meandering front, a dryline, and a shortwave trough all worked together to generate multiple rounds of thunderstorms May 23 and 24. In addition to large hail and damaging winds, multiple tornadoes also occurred along with a few instances of flash flooding. A total of 6 tornadoes occurred in Central and East Texas: 2 EF-1s, 3 EF-0s, and 1 EF-U.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1185547. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.