Flash Flood — Burnet, Texas

2009-10-21 · near Burnet Craddock Arpt, Burnet, Texas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 195262. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.