Flash Flood in Kent County, Texas

Flash flooding due to heavy rain occurred over Texas State Highway 70 between Girard and Jayton. Several severe thunderstorms moved over the same area producing multiple rounds of heavy precipitation.

A cold front moved into the South Plains region on the afternoon of the 29th which fueled severe thunderstorm development along with flash flooding produced by heavy rainfall. A large upper level storm system was moving southeastward into western New Mexico with a weak short wave trough moving over West Texas. Lift from these features combined with the southward moving cold front to initiate thunderstorms across the central South Plains in the afternoon hours. A very unstable atmosphere south of the front produced very intense storms for areas across the Rolling Plains. One storm in King County generated hail as large as DVD-size. Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was also observed with these storms producing flash flooding in and around Post (Garza County) and Jayton (Kent County).