Flash Flood in Wood County, Texas
Flash Flood September 14, 2009 · Wood County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Perryville (32.8637, -95.1684).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 188834. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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