Flash Flood in Burnet County, Texas

Flash Flood October 21, 2009 · Burnet County, Texas

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A woman was killed while trying to cross a low water crossing. Karen Eichelberger, age 47, was driving home after working in Austin this Wednesday night. She tried to cross the flooded low water crossing on Deer Springs Drive in her neighborhood when her 1994 Jeep was apparently forced off the road and into the creek. Her body was found one half mile downstream from where the Jeep was located.

The wider storm

A combination of moderate low level flow from the Gulf of Mexico and mid-level flow advecting moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rick produced a deep tropical airmass ahead of a cold front over South Central Texas. These ingredients led to heavy rain and flash flooding. There was one flash flood related death.

Began near Burnet Craddock Arpt (30.7641, -98.3195).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 195262. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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