Flash Flood — Freestone, Texas

2025-04-30 · near Fairfield, Freestone, Texas

Event narrative

Fire and rescue reported water over Highway 84 East in Fairfield. Several side streets were also flooded.

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 1256535. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.