Flash Flood — Wood, Texas

2009-09-14 · near Perryville, Wood, Texas

Event narrative

A 44 year old white female was walking down CR 4583 when she fell and was swept off the road by swift flood waters. County Emergency officials tried to rescue her but she was unable to hold onto a lift rope and she drowned. Time of death was approximated around 330 pm cdt.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level low pressure system dropped southward out of the Central Plains and into the Middle Red River Valley of northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas. This system was cut off from the westerlies and produced very heavy rainfall amounts across the region. Flooding was widespread across the region as a result.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 188834. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.