Flash Flood — Wise, Texas

2025-04-30 · near Chico, Wise, Texas

Event narrative

Amateur radio reported flooding near the intersection of FM 1810 and CR 1340 east of the city of Chico.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving front and an upper trough generated scattered thunderstorms on April 29, and widespread showers and thunderstorms on April 30, across much of North and Central Texas. Some of these storms became severe with large hail and damaging winds, but the most impactful weather was flash flooding due to the slow movement of the front and the resulting 'training' of thunderstorms along and near the front.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1255954. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.