Flash Flood — Limestone, Texas

2025-04-30 · near Mexia, Limestone, Texas

Event narrative

A car was stranded and a high water rescue was conducted at Highway 14 and CR 244 north of Mexia.

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 1256660. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.