Flash Flood — Comal, Texas

2025-05-28 · near Anholt, Comal, Texas

Event narrative

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The exit from northbound Hwy 281 to Hwy 46 was closed for around 20 minutes with water over the road. There were water rescues of multiple people stuck in vehicles.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level shortwave trough moved across a stationary front that was stretched across Central Texas. Some of these storms moved into South-Central Texas producing damaging wind gusts and large hail. There were also a few reports of heavy rain leading to flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1265166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.