Flash Flood — Tyler, Texas

2024-05-16 · near Spurger, Tyler, Texas

Event narrative

Several roads were reported flooded with some closed from Spurger to Woodville to Warren.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough parked over the region for near a week. Short waves kept traversing the base of the trough for the duration of the event causing several days of unsettled weather. Some days produced severe squall lines with numerous reports of damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1187438. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.